Hello sir, my son is going to be six months old , he has to get his oral polio vaccine this month. I want to avoid going to the hospital , are over the counter polio drops available thank you

1 Answer

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

A. no not available at all . vaccine for baby can be safely postponed for even up to 1 month as there is a lot of covid infection around us so can be delayed as for now the regular vaccine

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