Vaccines
Vaccines are pharmaceutical products created from weakened or killed viruses or bacteria associated with specific infectious diseases in children and adults. Contrary to typical medications that are effective only as long as the chemicals remain in the body, vaccines help stimulate your body to develop long term resistance to these microbes and are available only for certain diseases.
Vaccines are usually administered by injection, although there are some vaccines given through other routes. Some vaccines require just one dose, while others may require multiple doses given at specific time intervals to build up an effective level of protection.
After the vaccine is administered, your body begins to make antibodies and memory cells against the weakened or killed microbes contained in the vaccine. These antibodies and memory cells stay active in the body for many years and help to recognize and fight the actual disease should you ever become exposed.
There are slight risks in receiving vaccines, but these are generally considered very low when compared to the amount of protection that is provided. If you are ill, pregnant, or have a compromised immune system, please consult your doctor as certain vaccines may cause complications.
NETD Central Hospital and the Foreigners Medical Centre DO NOT offer vaccine services at this time, as all vaccines are administered through specific vaccination centres administered through the Ningbo Health Bureau.
Nearly all countries develop their own national vaccination schedule for children and teenagers which indicates what vaccines are recommended and when they should be given. The timing and types of vaccines chosen will depend on what infectious diseases are present in a particular country at a particular time, or what a particular country is concerned about and wants to prevent. These vaccinations are frequently mandatory and many are required prior to school admission. Parents will also need to consider relevant foreign vaccination schedules for any children living or studying abroad.
Links to children's vaccination schedules for selected countries are listed below.
Australia Hong Kong New Zealand UK USA
Links to adult's vaccination schedules for selected countries are listed below.
Australia New Zealand USA
Clinic telephone +86 (0574) 86000000 (Mon-Fri closed)
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Vaccines are usually administered by injection, although there are some vaccines given through other routes. Some vaccines require just one dose, while others may require multiple doses given at specific time intervals to build up an effective level of protection.
After the vaccine is administered, your body begins to make antibodies and memory cells against the weakened or killed microbes contained in the vaccine. These antibodies and memory cells stay active in the body for many years and help to recognize and fight the actual disease should you ever become exposed.
There are slight risks in receiving vaccines, but these are generally considered very low when compared to the amount of protection that is provided. If you are ill, pregnant, or have a compromised immune system, please consult your doctor as certain vaccines may cause complications.
NETD Central Hospital and the Foreigners Medical Centre DO NOT offer vaccine services at this time, as all vaccines are administered through specific vaccination centres administered through the Ningbo Health Bureau.
Nearly all countries develop their own national vaccination schedule for children and teenagers which indicates what vaccines are recommended and when they should be given. The timing and types of vaccines chosen will depend on what infectious diseases are present in a particular country at a particular time, or what a particular country is concerned about and wants to prevent. These vaccinations are frequently mandatory and many are required prior to school admission. Parents will also need to consider relevant foreign vaccination schedules for any children living or studying abroad.
Links to children's vaccination schedules for selected countries are listed below.
Australia Hong Kong New Zealand UK USA
Links to adult's vaccination schedules for selected countries are listed below.
Australia New Zealand USA
Clinic telephone +86 (0574) 86000000 (Mon-Fri closed)
Website designed and maintained by Foreigners Medical Clinic, Ningbo Development Zone Central Hospital
All content on this website in its entirety is subject to copyright. No part is to be copied without express written permission of Ningbo Development Zone Central Hospital 宁波开发区中心医院