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Vaccination for flu and cough

2018-01-09 12:01:07
My daughter frequently suffers from severe coughing (8 days or more) and viral flu. Is there any vaccination available to prevent these infections?
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Apart from routine vaccines like HIB, PCV ( for age less than 5 yrs ) one consider yearly flu vaccines but more important is to consider possibility of allergy and take precautions and  treatment accordingly.

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