my baby got a flu shot when he was 6 months old. we missed his second shot which was supposed to be given 4 weeks apart. now he is almost 8 months old. what should I do?

1 Answer

Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children3 years ago

A. no problem we can take the second dose now Once baby is more than 6 months of age you can take influenza vaccine and typhoid vaccine these are optional vaccines influenza vaccine will give partial immunity against covid-19

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