Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine
In babies, Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is injected into the thigh muscles. Whereas, in older children, the injection is given into the arm muscle. This injection is to be administered by your child’s doctor only. The first 3 doses of Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine are to be given 4 weeks apart at 6, 10, and 14 weeks of age followed by booster doses given when your child turns 16-24 months, 5 to 6 years, 10 years, and 16 years for complete protection. Your child’s doctor might prefer rescheduling the vaccine if your child has a more serious illness.
Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine
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About This Medicine
General information about this product
Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is a vaccine for the active immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and Haemophilus Influenzae type b. It helps stimulate the immune system to produce high levels of protective antibodies against these serious diseases in babies and young children.
In babies, Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is injected into the thigh muscles. Whereas, in older children, the injection is given into the arm muscle. This injection is to be administered by your child’s doctor only. The first 3 doses of Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine are to be given 4 weeks apart at 6, 10, and 14 weeks of age followed by booster doses given when your child turns 16-24 months, 5 to 6 years, 10 years, and 16 years for complete protection. Your child’s doctor might prefer rescheduling the vaccine if your child has a more serious illness.
Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine can cause some minor and temporary side effects such as fever, mild crankiness, loss of appetite, tenderness, soreness, redness, and swelling at the injection site or skin rash. However, these episodes are momentary and subside on their own. If worrisome, do seek the doctor’s help.
Talk to your child’s doctor before vaccination if your child has a history of liver problems, kidney problems, blood disorders, birth defects, heart problems, lung problems, severe allergic reactions to any medicine, severe pain or swelling of the limbs, or Guillain-Barré syndrome. You should also consult your doctor before vaccination if your child has ever been in a coma or has had brain or nervous system problems like seizures. This information is important for planning your child’s vaccination schedule.
03Uses
Prevention of Diphtheria
Prevention of Tetanus
Prevention of Pertussis
Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae Type b disease
04How It Works
Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is a combination of four vaccines. It helps develop immunity by initiating a mild infection. This type of infection does not cause illness but stimulates the body’s immune system to produce antibodies (proteins) to protect against any future infections.
05What If You Miss A Dose?
Do not panic. If you miss a schedule of Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine, do consult your child’s doctor and get your child vaccinated as soon as possible.
06Benefits
In Prevention of Diphtheria
Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that causes pain and swelling in the throat. This might cause difficulty in breathing. It might also damage the heart, kidneys, and nerves. Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine gives protection against diphtheria. It is advisable to consult your doctor for complete information regarding vaccination schedules. After vaccination, most children achieve diphtheria antitoxin titers greater than the minimally protective levels.
In Prevention of Tetanus
Tetanus, commonly called lockjaw, is a serious bacterial infection that affects the nervous system and causes muscles throughout the body to become stiff and tighten. Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine helps prevent tetanus infection. It helps the immune system to produce antibodies to fight against tetanus infection. Vaccination is the best way to protect your child against this life-threatening disease.
In Prevention of Pertussis
Pertussis (often called whooping cough) is an infection of the airways that can occur at any age but mostly affects infants and young children. The infection causes uncontrollable coughing that can make it difficult to breathe. Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine offers the best protection against Pertussis. It is advisable to consult your doctor for complete information regarding vaccination schedules.
In Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae Type b disease
Haemophilus Influenzae type b infection can cause serious illness, especially in children, some of which are meningitis (infection of brain meninges), pneumonia, etc. It is spread mainly through contact with infected droplets (coughing or sneezing) or secretions from an infected person’s nose and throat. Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine provides long-term protection from Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria in babies and children.show moreshow less
07Side Effects
Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-
Skin rash
Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)
Tenderness
Loss of appetite
Irritation
Fever
08Safety Information
Kidney:SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is recommended.
Liver:SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is safe to use in patients with liver disease. No dose adjustment of Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is recommended.
09Drug Tips
Maintain a log of your child’s vaccination history. Be sure to ask for a personal record card or a printed copy of your child’s vaccinations. Whenever your child receives a vaccine, make sure your copy gets updated.
Babies are born with natural immunity against some diseases, which they get from their mothers and by breastfeeding. But as they grow, this immunity gradually decreases. Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine further enhances their immunity and protects them against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Vaccines ensure the best protection when given at the right time. India’s National Immunization Schedule has been designed to protect children from birth, and at the ages when they are vulnerable to specific vaccine-preventable diseases.
The duration of immunity varies with different diseases and different vaccines. Usually, the protection provided by vaccines decreases gradually over time. Neither natural infection nor vaccination may be able to provide lifelong immunity. Therefore, booster doses are sometimes recommended for certain vaccines, at specific ages.
References
Sources and references
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussisand Haemophilus Type b Conjugate VaccineIP. New Delhi, India: Panacea Biotec Ltd. view
Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B & Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccine. view
Children’s Hospital at Philadelphia. A Look at Each Vaccine: Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccines. . view
World Health Organization. How do vaccines work? . view
Vaccine Information You Need. Frequently Asked Questions. . view
