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Asked for female, 22 years old from Thrissur
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You can polio if poliovirus infected water touch tongue. The poliovirus usually enters the environment in the faeces of someone who is infected. In areas with poor sanitation, the virus easily spreads from faeces into the water supply, or, by touch, into food. In addition, because polio is so contagious, direct contact with a person infected with the virus can cause polio.
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Asked for male, 2 years old from Bangalore
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Follow your doctor's advice, it is fine. He has appropriately given pentavac at 6 wks and quadrovax at 10 weeks. Difference is because of hepatitis b. It is to be given at birth, 1, 6 months. So your doctor has given 2nd dose of hep b at 6weeks (pentavac contains hep b). At 10 weeks hep b was not given as per schedule (quadrovax doesn't contain hep b) rotateq ok if earlier one not available.
Asked for male, 36 years old from Mumbai
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All vaccines have a few side effects, but not storing the vaccine correctly may make it less effective. It is advisable to give the child injectable polio vaccine which is far superior to the oral vaccine that the government has recommended for the masses.
Asked for male, 27 years old from Bathinda
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Ipv (injectable polio vaccine) dose is to be given at 8 weeks and 14 weeks (goigovt of india, 6 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks (indian academy of pediatrics) booster at 18- 24 months. At present in india there is shortage of ipv across the country so 8-12 weeks schedule has been suggested by goi. You can give second dose later but as you have not mentioned age of baby it's difficult to tell how long you can delay it. Generally delay upto 8 weeks is ok.
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Asked for female, 29 years old from Lucknow
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Asked for female, 27 years old from Vellore
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I understand it is about pulse polio. Yes, Irrespective of the vaccination, you should give polio vaccine at pulse polio center. It is your social responsibility to make pulse polio a success.
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Asked for male, 18 years old from Kolkata
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Almost all cases of polio occur before age 5, therefore oral polio vaccine is usually not recommended beyond 5 years.
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