Durango Anticovid vaccine for children: What should parents take into account? – The Sun of Durango

In the next few days, the anticovid vaccination will start for children from five to 11 years of age in the municipalities of Durango, Gómez Palacio and Ledo. That is why we share with you the requirements that you must meet as well as the health aspects to take into account when vaccinating them.

What is the anticovid vaccine for?

The vaccine against Covid-19 for girls and boys from 5 to 11 years old As for other age groups, it helps develop antibodies so that if the body gets sick it has more resources to defend itself against the virus.

Vaccination is part of the prevention measures that have been used since the start of the pandemic, such as healthy distance, hand washing and the correct use of face masks.

For this age group, they will be given the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine, authorized in Mexico by the Federal Commission for the Prevention of Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) at the beginning of March 2022.

The Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine against Covid-19 is safe and effective, since it complied with the safety and control process during clinical trials.

You will have a two-dose schedule with an interval of three to six weeks, between the first and second application. The dose that will be given to girls and boys will be a lower dose than that used in people over 12 years of age.

What are the side effects that the vaccine can cause?

According to the medical analyst, Leana Wen, the side effects that can occur in some people are the most common discomforts, such as:

• Pain, swelling, or redness in the arm where the vaccine was given
• Fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain, chills, or nausea in the rest of the body
• These discomforts should disappear in a few days

If the discomfort worsens, you must take the minor to your nearest health unit, provide the health personnel with the name of the vaccine that was applied, as well as the date and the symptoms presented.

Most children will not have symptoms significant enough to end up missing school. However, you have to know that there is a possibility that they feel moody or more fatigued, which is normal, these symptoms are usually mild and resolve in a day or two.

To take your son or daughter to the vaccine, you must take into account the requirements that the Mexican government requests at the time of application:

Have your CURP on hand.

Print your registration receipt.

• Each locality will communicate the dates and venues of the vaccination

Write the date on your calendar so you don’t forget.

Locate the vaccination headquarters.

• Take them on the date and venue that corresponds to them

Bring proof of registration and your school ID.

An adult must accompany them.

Remember, the vaccine is free.

• Explain to the children that it is their turn to vaccinate them against Covid-19

Now it’s your turn to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

The fact that all of us are vaccinated make a bigger protection shield.

Remember that the Ministry of Health will monitor the possible adverse effects that occur outside of those expected when applying the vaccine, they are monitored to find out the cause of the complication.

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