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Father of a 5 yr 10 m old boy4 years ago

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Hello doctors My son was given Pentavalent vaccine at his 6, 10 and 14 weeks schedule. Now his 18 month DPT booster dose is pending. Which one is better DPT Painful or DPT painless?

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Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl4 years ago

A. you have to understand the difference between painless and painful not on vaccines are available in the painless variant painless is expensive but gives less pain and less fever the pain of needle going inside the skin will be there

Nihita mittalMom of 4 children4 years ago

A. only difference between the two is that the painless vaccination is a little more expensive but otherwise you don't have to worry about the effectiveness both are equally effective you can go for any

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