Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy1 Year agoA. at the end of 6 weeks of age and at 10 weeks of age and at 14 weeks of age the same vaccines come
dpt(diphtheria pertussis tetanus)
polio
hepatitis b
h influenza b
rota virus vaccine
pneumococcal vaccine
so in total you have to give eight vaccines to the child and there are combination vaccines available so that only two injections and one oral medicines will cover the above vaccines.
6 in one vaccine are available in both painful vaccine(easy 6) as well as in painless vaccine (hexaxim / infanrix hexa) and contains 6 vaccines in one injection for the following diseases
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis b, h influenza b, injectable polio vaccine.
this is hexavalent vaccine and is available only at a private setup.
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pentavalent vaccine contains 5 vaccine
diphtheria
pertussis
tetanus
h influenza b
hepatitis b
is commonly give at
6weeks, 10weeks,14 weeks of age of the cdhild
and booster at 18 months of age.
causes fever and pain for which paracetamol can be given 4times per day. andd local ice application needs to be done
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