#AskTheExpert Which kind of vaccine is suitable Penta or hexa

A. both are good with penta one more inj will come. for IPV 6 in one vaccine are available in both painful vaccine(easy 6) as well as in painless vaccine (hexaxim / infanrix hexa) and contains 6 vaccines in one injection for the following diseases diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis b, h influenza b, injectable polio vaccine. this is hexavalent vaccine and is available only at a private setup. pentavalent vaccine contains 5 vaccine diphtheria pertussis tetanus h influenza b hepatitis b is commonly give at 6weeks, 10weeks,14 weeks of age of the child and booster at 18 months of age. causes fever and pain for which paracetamol can be given 4times per day. and local dice application needs to be done