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Guardian of a 4 yr 10 m old boy4 years ago

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I'm giving vaccination in government hospitals. but they are giving penta,opv and ipv vaccines. they are not giving pcv or pneumonia vaccine. because it is not there in government hospitals list. is it necessary to give pneumonia vaccine in private hospital

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 6 m old boy4 years ago

A. yes it is a very important vaccine and gradually in coming years the government in all states will be giving pneumonia vaccine but still that time it is important to get the child vaccinated at the private setup for pneumococcal vaccine

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