It’s safe for children to receive COVID vaccines alongside other shots: doctor

2022-07-29

Just over one week after COVID vaccines rolled out for children under 5, coverage in the demographic stands at just 6.6%. Some parents say they are concerned that the COVID vaccine could interfere with other vaccines in their childrens’ immunization schedule. Doctors on Friday dispelled such fears, saying that COVID vaccines can be administered alongside other shots, as long as they are injected in different areas of the body.

Children cry out, and parents try to soothe them. Getting vaccinated is an effective way of preventing severe COVID symptoms. Last Thursday, the government began rolling out Moderna’s child vaccines for children aged 6 months to 5 years. But many parents say they are holding off on vaccinating their kids just yet, saying that they fear the COVID vaccine could interfere with other shots on their children’s immunization schedules.

Chi Hsin
MacKay Children’s Hospital
Many parents ask us whether different vaccines can be administered at the same time. The CECC advises that COVID shots can be administered at the same time as other shots on their immunization schedules, as long as they are injected in different areas of the body.

Taiwan’s immunization schedule includes 10 types of vaccines before the age of 5. Some of them require four staggered doses. Doctors say the COVID vaccine can be administered together with any of the other shots, as long as they are not injected in the same part of the body.

Chi Hsin
MacKay Children’s Hospital
The government advises that children who have been infected with the virus wait more than three months before receiving their COVID vaccine. But there are no such rules for any of the other vaccines.

The CECC says it hopes that vaccine coverage for children under 5 will reach at least 50%. With uptake at just 6.6% currently, health officials urged parents to get the shots for their kids as soon as possible.

家長憂疫苗接種撞期醫:可同時間.不同部位施打

2022-07-29

家裡的孩子打疫苗了嗎？指揮中心開放6個月到5歲的幼童接種莫德納疫苗，到昨天為止，接種率只有6.6%，並不踴躍。很多家長可能擔心，和一般常規疫苗接種規劃撞期會提高風險，但醫師表示沒問題，可在同時間、不同部位施打。

小朋友哇哇大哭，但家長再心疼，還是得讓孩子打疫苗，就怕染疫引發重症傷害，指揮中心7/21開始，提供滿6個月到5歲的幼童施打莫德納，不少家長還在觀望，就是擔心常規疫苗和新冠疫苗，時程打架會對身體有影響。

[[馬偕兒童醫院醫務部主任紀鑫]]
“很多家長在詢問，那是不是可以一起打呢，事實上根據疫情指揮中心建議，在新冠肺炎的部分的話，新冠肺炎疫苗是可以跟常規疫苗在同時間不同部位施打”

攤開常規疫苗時程，到五歲之前，10種疫苗，有的還需要打到第四劑，時間都得錯開，但醫師強調新冠疫苗，其實可以在同一時間、不同部位施打。

[[馬偕兒童醫院醫務部主任紀鑫]]
“有些小朋友染疫之後，根據政府的建議的話，間隔3個多月之後才可以接種新冠肺炎疫苗，但一般常規疫苗是沒有這樣的限制”

指揮中心5歲以下接種目標，希望能達到5成，不過現在施打的只有6.6%，還有大段落差，呼籲家長趕緊讓孩子接種。