today avyukt is vaccinated with penta2 injection at 1 pm due to this injection he is suffering from fever around 99° to 100° i have already given him paracetamol 2 times after taking the medicines he got relief from fever but now he got temp 99.3° , shall i give him medicine again or wait for some time

Question

today avyukt is vaccinated with penta2 injection at 1 pm due to this injection he is suffering from fever around 99° to 100° i have already given him paracetamol 2 times after taking the medicines he got relief from fever but now  he got temp 99.3° , shall i give him medicine again or wait for some time

Accepted Answer

Fever is a reaction of the body to different pyrogens released during any Infection. Usually temp more than 99 F is taken as fever .
Mostly in children fever is because of viral infections like flu or RSV where the fever is there for 4-5 days but may persist even upto 2 weeks .
Initially antipyretic like paracetamol is given in a dose of 15 mg / kg/ dose. Can be repeated after 4-6 xhrs if needed .
Lukewaxrm sponge bath can be given as home remedy to decrease fever. 
Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. 
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .