Now this season is the high incidence season of hand, foot and mouth disease. Vaccination is the best measure and the most effective protection for children's disease prevention. This kind of vaccine is a national second-class vaccine, which is voluntary and self-funded. It is recommended that children under 5 years old should be vaccinated. Why is it called hand, foot and mouth disease? What are its main manifestations? Hand-foot-mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by human enterovirus 7 1 infection, which can be spread through respiratory tract, digestive tract and contact. It mainly occurs in infants under 5 years old, and the main clinical symptoms are herpes of hands, feet and oral mucosa, hence the name.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is mostly mild and has few complications. Sometimes it only starts with symptoms similar to colds such as cough, runny nose and fever. Herpes from hand, foot and mouth is atypical and disappears in a short time without being recognized by parents. Generally, herpes has the following manifestations:

There are gray-white herpes or ulcers in the mouth, and many round herpes with uneven distribution diameter of about 1-2mm can be seen on the skin of hands and feet, which is generally painless and itchy, with a small amount of liquid in the center of the herpes and a clear blush around it. At this time, hand, foot and mouth disease should be considered; In most cases, herpes will subside spontaneously within 3 ~ 5 days, and will not break the skin and leave scars.

What are the vaccination procedures and vaccination targets for hand, foot and mouth disease? The vaccines for hand, foot and mouth disease are: inactivated enterovirus 7 1 (EV7 1);

The vaccination targets are 6 months to 5 years old, mainly susceptible infants aged 6 months to 3 years old; Children over 5 years old are not covered by this vaccination. The vaccine belongs to the national second-class vaccine, and the state advocates informed, voluntary and self-funded vaccination.

The vaccination procedure is ***2 doses of basic immunization, with an interval of 1 month, and it is best to complete the vaccination procedure within 12 months. The latest research statistics show that the protective effect can last for 5 years after two injections. Therefore, it is generally unnecessary to replant after the vaccination of this group is completed.

Then, since it is a second-class vaccine, it is voluntary and self-funded. Why do doctors want us to be vaccinated? In the interpretation of various vaccine problems, different experts have made corresponding explanations for the second-class vaccine. The second-class vaccine does not mean that the vaccine is unimportant or the effect is not good, but it can be vaccinated or not.

Due to the shortage of health resources and funds in China, some vaccines developed in the later period are temporarily classified as Class II vaccines, but this is also decided by different regions, such as developed regions such as Beijing and Shanghai, and many children in this region also enjoy free vaccination.

Of course, the second type of vaccine is not immutable, such as hepatitis A vaccine, and the country is now included in the first type of vaccine for free vaccination. Whether it is necessary to vaccinate or not depends on whether it is self-funded or free; But its effect and safety. Therefore, it is suggested that parents should vaccinate their children according to their age and in the high incidence season of hand, foot and mouth disease.