Question
Do kids have reactions after getting the first dose of the meningococcal vaccine?
Answer
Diagnosis: Hello, your child was vaccinated on the 16th, and it has been 10 days since then, so it is not considered a vaccine reaction. Generally, vaccine reactions appear soon after vaccination, typically in the form of low fever, with high fever being less common. Guidance: Firstly, based on the above analysis, your child’s condition appears to be due to a cold rather than a vaccine reaction. I wonder how your child’s mental state was during high fever? If your child’s mental state, appetite, and overall condition are good during high fever, and considering your child’s age, it is usually considered to be exanthema infantum. The rash appears three days after the fever subsides. For this condition, you can give your child a dose of Bupleurum Decoction or Pulsatilla Extract. Secondly, if your child’s mental state is not good, or if your child has a history of febrile convulsions, I recommend that you go to the hospital for a complete blood count to determine the type of infection your child has and to use medication actively to control the fever and prevent other symptoms from occurring. Additionally, make sure to give your child plenty of fluids. Also, I suggest you have several other types of fever-reducing drugs available. Typically, when reducing fever for the first time, ibuprofen is used. For the second time, I recommend switching to Tylenol or another fever-reducing medication. Furthermore, if your child’s temperature is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, I suggest giving them Qingkailing or Lobelia extract granules. Finally, ensure that your child’s diet is light and easily digestible with good nutrition.