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Expired vaccine given
My son is 4 month old..he had his vaccination yesterday..one of the vaccination hexaxim (DTPa-hepB-IPV-Hib) given was expired in November 2022..no side effect till now( 36 hours have passed since vaccination) but i want to ask whether can it cause trouble later and also can it create some issue in future?
Also tell me is vaccine have some potency after expiry as i have read it does have till 6 months after expiry and if it has some potency,then should i give another dose to my child or not and if yes when should it be given?
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Dr. Jinia Saha
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kolkata
Hi, I am sorry, won't be able to give any advice here, due to medicolegal reasons. Kindly go for consultation.
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