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Father of a 6 yr 7 m old girl4 years ago

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my baby is 20 months old, she was given polio drops in hospital 15 days ago.today, is it safe to give opv again today?

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Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children4 years ago

A. today irrespective of the vaccination status of the baby previously since it is the pulse polio programme all the babies below 5 years of age should receive oral polio vaccine .

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