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Pentaxim vaccination
My 3.5 month old baby had pentaxim vaccination given to same leg in two months.....is there any problem???
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It is generally okay if the child received it in the same thigh.
Sometimes child receive multiple vaccinations in both/ same limbs and hence it occurs.
The injection sites should be more than 1 inch apart, if possible.
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