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Question
Dear doctors and sisters, can I ask if the child is vaccinated against meningitis 1 month late? My parents work all the time, so I'm staying with my grandparents, and my grandparents don't dare to take me for injections, so it's already 1 month behind schedule. The doctor asked me if I need to have a compensatory injection and if it is still effective? Thanks.
Tran Van Duc
Answer
Meningococcal meningitis is a rare but extremely dangerous disease with a high mortality rate. Mortality rate is 50% if untreated, 15% if treated.
Disease caused by bacteria Neisseria meningitidis causes sepsis, the bacteria enter the bloodstream and cause severe damage to many vital organs. The membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord become infected, causing damage to the brain. Anyone can get meningitis, whether an adult or a child. However, infants and young children are susceptible to disease and have a high risk of death.
The best way to prevent meningococcal disease is to get vaccinated. Children 2 years of age and older are prescribed meningococcal type A and type C vaccines. Currently, there are only meningococcal types B and C vaccines on the market, given to children from 6 months to 45 years old. . If your child is in the age of vaccination, you should take the initiative to bring your child to the vaccination points for advice and implementation of the right-enough-appropriate vaccination regimen for the child. Due to the subjective psychology of meningococcal disease, which is rare and rarely occurs, many families do not take their children to get vaccinated before the outbreak.
Doctor II Tran Thi Linh Chi - Head of Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Hai Phong General Hospital
