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what does pentavalent vaccine mean for? #Vaccination
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DR SHIWAJIRAO PATILGuardian of 2 children4 years agoA. Hello, your baby boy is 5 months old and he might have been given pentavac injection at government hospitals three doses so penta means five vaccinations in one injection ie
Dpt,hib,hepatitis B and opv along with it
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Chitradevi PMom of 2 children4 years agoA. Hi Mom, Pentavalent vaccine protects against five major diseases such as dipththeria, tetanus, pertussis (whopping cough), hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type b (DTP-hepB-hib). Simply this vaccine is called 5 in 1 vaccine.
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