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Polio vaccination by oral drops is certainly painless .If you are asking about IPV which is injection it is not very painful and only calpol is enough if there is any pain.
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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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At 6 months of age, your baby should receive vaccines to protect them from the following diseases:
diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis) (dtap) (3rd dose)
haemophilus influenzae type b disease (hib) (3rd dose)
polio (ipv) (3rd dose)
pneumococcal disease (pcv13) (3rd dose)
rotavirus (rv) (3rd dose)
influenza (flu) (every year)
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diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis) (dtap) (3rd dose)
haemophilus influenzae type b disease (hib) (3rd dose)
polio (ipv) (3rd dose)
pneumococcal disease (pcv13) (3rd dose)
rotavirus (rv) (3rd dose)
influenza (flu) (every year)
let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.
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The Pentavalent vaccine is a combination of five vaccines:-
(1) DTwP - Diphtheria, Pertussis (whole cell) & tetanus (3 vaccines) (2) Hepatitis B (1 vaccine)
(3) Hemophilus Influenza B (1 vaccine)
Making a total of five vaccine combined in a single injection
IPV - is the injectable Polio vaccine
OPV is the oral Polio vaccine
The Government provides the above vaccines free of cost.
The private hospital chart includes two more vaccines viz: -
Rotavirus vaccine is giv...more
(1) DTwP - Diphtheria, Pertussis (whole cell) & tetanus (3 vaccines) (2) Hepatitis B (1 vaccine)
(3) Hemophilus Influenza B (1 vaccine)
Making a total of five vaccine combined in a single injection
IPV - is the injectable Polio vaccine
OPV is the oral Polio vaccine
The Government provides the above vaccines free of cost.
The private hospital chart includes two more vaccines viz: -
Rotavirus vaccine is giv...more
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