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2021-04-04 05:59:35
From which month polio vaccination/dose shall start for baby? From where the dose is given? My baby is 2 and half months old.
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0 dose of OPV given at birth. Then from 6 week of age, start injection of Polio. If injection not available, then drops I think you are already late, so go to hospital asap.

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Oral polio drops are given at month. Then injection polio is given as a part of combination at 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 months and boosters at 1.5 years, 5 years, 10 years

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