Primopol Injection Health Feed

As it's a government program and helps both personally and to the community you have to till 5 years.

There is no need for any polio now and you can take PCV vaccine against pneumonia duiue to P carinii bacteria and you can also take Typhoid vaccine and meningitis vaccines

The idea of pulse polio is to give mass vaccination of inactivated polio virus as to get total immunity of the population called as" herd immunity" in mass immunisation programmes, in addition to protecting your baby you will help in achieving containment if wild polio virus by replacing it with inactivated virus from the polio drops. You aren t doing harm to your baby by not putting the drops as she will be protected from last vaccination, but if lot of people get left out then the wild virus c...more

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.

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.

You can give this vaccines now.

Neonatal jaundice usually settles on its own after few days and we can give polio vaccination once his vital parameters are stable

Polio is a proven safe vaccine. There are no side effects to OPV, and it is not harmful to take it multiple times. you may discuss your issue in more detail to get a right and effective medical consultation.
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Polio virus is presently not in active transmission form in india. There are Gere very less chances of Polio infection currently.
And as you told 3 doses given then it is almost sure that your child is completely safe.
Nothing to worry.
Just go for regular vaccination.

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.