hello doctor, may I know flu1 vaccine is important or not if it is important when should my baby get that vaccine....my baby is 5 months 2 days old..pls let me know....

and may I know that my baby's first 2 doses of pcv completed is there any problem if I delay 3rd dose.....if there is no problem then let me know how many days I can delay it..

Question

hello doctor, may I know flu1 vaccine is important or not if it is important when should my baby get that vaccine....my baby is 5 months 2 days old..pls let me know....

and may I know that my baby's first 2 doses of pcv completed is there any problem if I delay 3rd dose.....if there is no problem then let me know how many days I can delay it..

Accepted Answer

Influenza vaccine or the flu vaccine  basically protects against different strains of flu viruses including swine Flu virus which causes symptoms specially in children with less immunity.
Though it is not a mandatory vaccine but it should be given to every child to protect against different flu infection which is very common every year . this vaccine lus given after 6 months of age and initially two doses are given one month apart then every year single dose is required .
It is not documented but still studies suggest that to some extent it may give partial protection against covid infection .