TBE vaccination package for children - The way to deal with ticks

What is included in the package?

• three doses of tick-borne encephalitis vaccine,
• three administrations of the vaccine.

Benefits you receive by purchasing the package

• You will get full immunity to tick-borne encephalitis for 3 or 5 years*
• You will save time. You do not have to buy single doses of vaccine and go through the payment process each time.
• You will save money. Vaccinations purchased in the package are cheaper than single doses.
• We will remind you of the upcoming date of the next vaccination – you will be sure that you will go through the entire vaccination cycle, get all the vaccinations on time, and will not miss any dose.

*The first booster dose should be given 3 years after the third dose. Further booster doses should be given every 5 years after the last booster dose.

How to use the package?

First of all, please select the location and Medical Centre where you would like to be given vaccinations included in the package. After that, please fill in the form with your personal data and pay for the package at MediStore.

How do I make an appointment as part of the package?

You can arrange a visit at the reception desk of Medicover Centre or by calling the hotline at +48 500 900 505. The opening hours of Medicover Centres is available online at www.medicover.pl.

If you do not have a healthcare package in Medicover, you can purchase a consultation here: pediatric consultation.

If you want to buy a healthcare package, please check the medical packages.

Vaccination cycle

You can take the first dose of vaccination at any time after you have been qualified by a doctor. We will inform you about the date of the next doses during the vaccination. In order to guarantee the completion of the whole cycle, we will call you and remind of the dates of your next visits.

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a disease to which both adults and children are exposed. TBE is caused by the Flaviviridae virus – it is most commonly transmitted by the bites of infected ticks. Infection can also occur through the consumption of milk and meat from animals infected with tick-borne encephalitis. Vaccination against TBE does not protect against Lyme disease.

It is commonly believed that people who work outdoors and spend a lot of their leisure time being active – in the woods, in the mountains or in the meadows – are mainly exposed to ticks bites. However, ticks are also found in urban areas. They can live in parks or flower beds, or they can be brought home by pets – mainly by dogs and cats.

Tick-borne encephalitis symptoms

Symptoms of tick-borne encephalitis may not be specific. In stage one (the so-called prodromal stage), patients experience the following symptoms:

• body temperature up to 38°C,
• headache, muscle and joint pains,
• upper respiratory tract inflammation,
• diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.

In some cases patients recover without treatment, but sometimes stage two (i.e. neurological stage) of the disease develops. Symptoms of stage two of TBE include the following:

• fever up to 40°C,
• headache, muscle and joint pains,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• neck stiffness,
• photophobia and/or sensitivity to sound.

If symptoms of encephalitis or meningitis occur, the patient should be hospitalised. Patients with severe and complicated TBE condition have to be transferred to intensive care units. In some patients, the treatment lasts many months. It is estimated that up to 2% of cases of the European type tick-borne encephalitis may be fatal.

Vaccination protects against tick-borne encephalitis. It does not give immunity to Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases. Furthermore, it does not exempt you from the obligation to apply protection and prevention measures – using repellents, wearing suitable clothing, checking your skin after returning from a walk, etc.

The package includes 3 doses of vaccine, which make up the primary vaccination cycle. In order to ensure continuity of protection against tick-borne encephalitis, it is necessary to take a booster dose – the first one 3 years after completion of the primary cycle and each subsequent dose every 5 years.

NOTE:

the package does not include vaccination qualification visits. Patients who do not have qualification visits included in their care plan have to purchase them separately. The package which includes vaccinations and qualification visits you can purchase HERE.

If a doctor does not qualify the patient for vaccination, the patient must once again make an appointment for a qualification visit on the date specified by the doctor. There will be a fee for any follow-up vaccination qualification visit.

The vaccination package is dedicated for children aged 1-15.