Immunization is one of the most important, beneficial and cost-effective preventive measures for adolescent health. WHO defines adolescence as between 10 and 19 years of age. In India, there are 243 million teenagers accounting for 21% of the total population. The global burden of disease in adolescents (2011) reports that the total number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide among adolescents is 230 million, representing 15.5% of the total. DALY.
India has the highest number of youth that can be protected by vaccination surname from some Infectious Diseases which previously claimed the lives of millions of people each year. Thousands of teen deaths from infectious diseases could be prevented by vaccination. Childhood vaccinations are aimed at boosting immunity and keeping your teen healthy and disease-free. (Also read: Health tips for teenagers: 5 problems caused by obesity, how to lose weight )
In a conversation with HT Lifestyle, Dr. Paula Goel, Consultant Pediatrician, Adolescent Physician and Founder of Fayth Clinic, suggested some of the most important vaccines needed by teenagers. .
- Tdap: The popular vaccine, Tdap, is used to protect against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and can be given at age 16.
- MMR: The other common vaccine that must be given is the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine. The MMR vaccine comes in two doses and is required to prevent measles, mumps and rubella. The purpose of the MMR vaccination for adolescents is to prevent congenital rubella syndrome, which can occur if a woman is infected with rubella during pregnancy, in which case the fetus can develop rubella syndrome. birth defects are associated with small brain size, mental retardation, vision problems, and other birth defects. Two doses of MMR should be given 6 months apart.
- HPV: Another vaccine that needs to be given is HPV, the human papillomavirus vaccine. This vaccine protects against the human papillomavirus that causes cervical cancer in women and penile cancer in men. This virus also causes different forms of oral cancer and genital warts, so this vaccine will protect against cervical cancer, penile cancer, oral cancer, genital warts. sex and other forms of cancer.
- Hepatitis A: It’s another vaccine that must be given to a group of teenagers. Teenagers love to hang out with friends and also eat out, so the risk of jaundice is very high, so the hepatitis A vaccine should be given to protect against jaundice. Like MMR, Hepatitis A must also be given twice six months apart.
- Typhoid vaccine: Typhoid is another disease that is also quite common among teenagers and this happens mainly due to eating out and eating unhealthy street food so typhoid vaccine will protect against typhoid infection.
- Chickenpox vaccine: Chickenpox can occur in teenagers and is quite dangerous and has serious complications. To protect against chickenpox, chickenpox vaccine is required because vaccines given to children tend to fade after primary immunizations, so during the teen years, the chickenpox vaccine beans must be injected.
- Menactra vaccine: Some schools and colleges also require certain vaccinations. Students who travel abroad for higher education are required to have vaccinations required in the country they are going to. The Menactra vaccine is given to students traveling abroad to the United States and Europe for further study and is used to protect against meningococcal infections because it can cause widespread outbreaks on campus.
Not getting the full dose of the vaccine leaves a person unprotected and still at risk for disease. Other vaccines require booster shots every few years to ensure that immunity remains high.
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