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Pentavalent and Pneumococcal Vaccine

2017-12-19 05:29:27
For my 1.5 months old son I had 2 queries related to vaccination 1. Came to know about Pentavalent Vaccine availability in India which is combination of 5 different vaccines. Is it safe and suitable for 1.5 months old infant? 2. Is Pentavalent Vaccine substitute to Pneumococcal vaccine? or both are different vaccines?
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult.  Both vaccine are different.  Pentavalent is not harmful, but it's preferable to take hexavalent instead of pentavalent.

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