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Fever after vaccination
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My baby is 1.5months old. Today he got his vaccination. They gave paracetamol drops to give baby. My question is should I give paracetamol drops before fever comes? Or when I observe fever on him??
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Dr. Aditi Birje
Pediatrician
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Mumbai
Give paracetamol drops for fever and apply ice pack at inj site
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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Rajkot
Consult to Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. BT Vignesh
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Hosur
Give if the baby is cranky and irritable or if fever is present.
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Dr. Priya Daswani
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hello,if baby is crying excessively due to pain or if swelling is there at the injection site then you can give paracetamol. For fever ,you can check the temperature of baby if More than 99 f in armpit then you can give paracetamol.
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