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2019-02-27 13:49:38
I am looking for vaccination to prevent chickenpox. Just want to do this for a precautionary measure
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Go to nearest pediatric hospital. He will explain you all these.

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Hi Two doses of Varicella vaccine, 0.5ml should be administered 4 to 8 weeks apart. It is given subcutaneously. You can definitely go for it.
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Mild reactions can occur like fever, injection site reactions, injection site rashes etc. Regards Dr. NV Hemalatha, MBBS.,MD

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