There are actually 3 types of adverse reactions to the DTP vaccine

The DTP vaccine is one of the vaccines that children must receive. It is mainly used to prevent the occurrence of three diseases: whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus. However, this vaccine is not perfect. Children with different physical conditions react differently to the DTP vaccine. So what are the adverse reactions of the DTP vaccine? Most mothers don’t know much about this. In fact, there are three types of adverse reactions to the diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine. The first one is the occurrence of neuritis.

1. Neuritis: It usually occurs 5 to 7 days or about two weeks after vaccination, or even longer, and is manifested by numbness and pain in the limbs, weakened or disappeared tendon reflexes, and in severe cases, symptoms such as muscle atrophy and paralysis may occur. Facial nerve paralysis and crooked corners of the mouth often occur.

2. Encephalopathy: It usually occurs within 3 days after vaccination, with symptoms such as convulsions, spasms, convulsions, coma or abnormal howling, but most patients can recover. Very few patients may have permanent damage, such as limb muscle atrophy and paralysis, mental retardation or epileptic seizures.

3. Allergic encephalomyelitis: It usually occurs 1 to 4 weeks after vaccination, with an average of about 10 days. Symptoms include sudden onset of symptoms, soreness of the limbs, numbness of the hands and feet, and may be accompanied by fever, irritability, drowsiness, vomiting, convulsions, and later reflex changes, hemiplegia, and cranial nerve paralysis. If the spinal cord is damaged, limb paralysis will occur, and some may have symptoms of meningeal irritation such as coma. The disease progresses rapidly in most patients, and gradually improves after the acute phase, but some individuals may have sequelae.

How to administer the DTP vaccine

1. Basic immunization. According to the current immunization program in my country, newborns should start receiving the first dose of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine 3 months after birth, and receive 3 consecutive doses, with the shortest interval between each dose not less than 28 days.

2. To strengthen immunity, give one more shot of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine at the age of 1.5 to 2 years old, and one more shot of refined diphtheria vaccine or refined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine at the age of 7 years old.