@contented:
Filipino children are required to have 1 dose of the Measles vaccine at 6 to 9 months of age, plus 2 doses of the MMR vaccine so talagang 3 doses ang kailangan ng Measles vaccine.
In other countries, walang measles vaccine at 9 months of age kasi matagal bago nawawala ang maternal measles antibodies. Sa Filipino infants, studies show that maternal measles antibodies wane faster, making them susceptible to the measles infection below 1 year of age. Kapag nagka-measles below 1 year of age, susceptible ang bata na magkaroon ng Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and all other infections.
@cookerbel:
Vaccine age recommendations are mostly based on studies on maternal antibodies. The vaccines given early are the antibodies that wane fast or are not passed on from mother to child like Diphtheria, Pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcus, hib, etc. Delaying vaccinations increases the risk of your child from developing these deadly infections.
Vaccines undergo several clinical trials before it is released in the market. It takes years before these trials are completed (example, it has been 15 years since they first started with the Dengue vaccine trials and they are not yet finished at this point) .Even after release, there are several post surveillance studies being made to monitor response/efficacy as well as safety, leading to new recommendations later on.
Sure, there are risks and side effects. Most of these adverse reactions, however, are nothing compared to the deadly complications of the actual disease. Because of these vaccines, our children need not suffer from whooping cough, from polio, from deadly measles...
I urge you to take a look at all of the diseases/infections that the vaccines protect our children from so you know what your child is at risk for if you choose not to vaccinate.
Here's a good example:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/06/06/3776327.htm@enseyak:
The 1st dose of the rotavirus vaccine has to be given before the child reaches 14 weeks and 6 days so you cannot wait for the completion of the 3rd dose of the 5 in 1 vaccine at the health center before having this given. Ask your health center if it is ok to have the 5 in 1 vaccine given every other month rather than monthly para maibigay yung rotavirus vaccine in between.
6 in 1 vaccine given at private clinics contains DaPT, Polio, Hib and hepatitis B vaccines
Better to ask the local health center regarding the contents of their 5 in 1 since it could either be:
DPT, polio and Hib or
DPT, Hib and hepatitis B
@blood_siren:
Babies are supposed to be given BCG and the 1st dose of hepatitis B at birth. There is a law mandating that all babies should be given the 1st dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth to protect babies from the disease in case the mother was hepatitis B positive and didn't know it.
Please try to back read since I posted the link on the Philippine Pediatric Society recommendation on immunization. It contains the # of doses needed as well as the recommended schedule.
