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Mom of a 9 yr 11 m old girl4 years ago

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Hi, my daughter is 5 years 4 months old, I have confusion that , she got opv after birth and 3 ipv doses in her first 6 months after birth do they enough or should I go for opv now? and here is her vaccine list is anything missed in this could you please suggest me.. I'm little worried..

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ExpertDr. Pandurang sawantPaediatrician4 years ago

A. Pulse Polio is an immunisation campaign established by the government of India to eliminate infection by polio virus in India by vaccinating all children under the age of 5 years against the polio viruses. Even though ur baby got vaccination as per immunization shedulde then also need to give this polio drops to attain additional protection from polio infection. Every child under 5yrs of age should be get this polio drops on 31st Jan 2021 Go and get it done ow

RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl4 years ago

A. Hello ma’am There is no picture or the list attached to the query so I would just advise if you’ve any kind of doubt relating to the vaccinations that you have got done so it would be best to consult your paediatrician ones as he would be the right person to guide you over all these things

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