Patient's question:
My baby is now 4 months old. Since birth, she has had occasional phlegm in her throat. It never persists continuously because after suffering from aspiration pneumonia at 17 days, she has been coughing every day since then, but not excessively—within 10 coughs at most. Currently, she is getting vaccinated for hepatitis B and 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine. She has not been vaccinated for anything else. Will this condition interfere with her vaccination?Doctor's answer:
Based on the situation you described, where the child had pneumonia when they were young, it may be a lingering complication. In this case, the child should be well cared for with respiratory clearance, drink plenty of water, and perform prone coughing and back tapping. This does not interfere with anesthesia or vaccination. The child coughs every day, so it is best to perform lung auscultation. If there is still inflammation in the lungs, vaccination is not recommended. In this situation, vaccination may easily cause the child to experience fever or other vaccine reactions.