Pentavac 30Lf/25Lf Injection Health Feed

Injection gives one year protection. If you take 1 per month for a 3 month period you get immunity for 3 years.

The tetanus toxoid (tt) vaccine is given during your pregnancy to prevent the risk of tetanus to you as well as your unborn baby. Tetanus is a life-threatening bacterial disease that is caused by the toxin of a bacterium called clostridium tetani. Tetanus bacteria enter the body through an open wound.

Follow your doc's advice. Pneumonia preventive vaccination for adults is done after 65 years of age. Don't worry! take care of common cold.

Additional doses every 10 years are recommended. In those who are not up to date on their tetanus immunization a booster should be given within 48 hours of an injury. Let's have a detailed discussion for better advice and healthy lifestyle.

Booster injections is needed at the time of injury adults if it has been 5 years since the last tetanus vaccine was received. Booster injections should also be given every 10 years even if no injury has occurred.

If the wound is clear and there is no history of tetanus last few years then it can be affective for atlst 10yrs,, otherwise it can be effective as long as 5 years

The immunity of TT injection lasts for one year and if you take booster for 3 years the immunity will last for 5 years

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.

You will need to apply local oint as an antiseptic like tbact oint twice a day for one week and some oral antibiotics as well. Frequent dressing are required with cleaning atleast twice a day. If tetanus toxoid hasn't been taken, then take that too.

No he doesn't need as he already been immunized.