Hibericks vaccine: what you need to know before vaccination

In our country, parents tend to go to extremes: either to refuse all vaccinations altogether, or to agree to everything the doctor says in the children's polyclinic, without even going into the essence of the manipulations that will be carried out with the child. This is fundamentally wrong! For example, today the vaccine "Hiberix" appeared on the vaccination calendar, so should it be used? It is necessary to understand and make a measured decision: is it necessary for your child?

Who produces the Hiberica vaccine?

For those parents who care for their babies' health, the fact that GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals sa (this is the market since 1715) will produce an important factor in the decision-making process for vaccination. This British firm is the second in the world in terms of turnover, expressed in monetary terms. Production facilities are located in different countries, including Russia. At purchase it is necessary to specify, where the concrete vaccine "Хиберикс" though the information that vaccines of the given firm are made only in Belgium is declared is made.

What does the product protect?

Judging by what is written in the manual, this vaccine will protect the child from the diseases that cause Haemophilus influenzae type b (including meningitis, severe pneumonia, epiglottitis). In addition, it is recorded that this drug may cause a weak immune response to tetanus toxoid, but it should not be considered that the Hibericks vaccine will replace the tetanus vaccine.

At what age is the drug administered, with what can it be combined?

According to WHO recommendations, this vaccine can be used to immunize children who are already 2 months old. The drug "Hibericks" is a vaccine, the instruction to which clearly indicates all important points. There, for example, it is indicated that this inoculation should be done simultaneously with vaccinations against tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria.

In addition, the instructions prescribed vaccination schedules in accordance with the age of the child in which the vaccine was introduced for the first time. Vaccination can be one, two or three. If the baby received the first dose of vaccine before six months, then in the future he will receive two more doses with an interval of a month or one and a half. In the event that vaccination was started after six months, the child will receive two doses. Well, if the vaccine "Hiberici" is introduced to a child whose age is from 1 to 5 years, he will receive it once.

Are there any contraindications?

Absolute contraindication for the introduction is a previously recorded severe reaction to the vaccine. In addition, the doctor will not allow vaccination if the baby has a fever, an infectious disease. It is necessary to check very carefully whether the child is healthy before going to the inoculation!

What do they say about the drug?

In most cases, the vaccine "Hiberici" reviews get positive. This is due to the fact that it gives a good effect, but the side effects are fixed quite rarely, and they are not catastrophic (small and short-term increase in body temperature, local irritations in the introduction of the vaccine, which quickly disappear).