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Fever after vaccination
My baby is 4 month old & yesterday he has got his vaccination done. From the last night he is having fever. His weight is 7.5 kg.We have given him paracetamol ip 100 mg, 1 ml. at 8.45 but fever is still there.
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Post vaccination there can be fever for 24 hrs continue parecetamol 6 hourly for 24 hrs...if it persists after that consult a Pediatrician
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Fever is expected post vaccination, can persist for 24 to 48 hours. Please continue paracetamol every 6-8th hourly.
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Continue with paracetamol 6-8 hourly .
This is expected post vaccine
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Dr. Venkat Pusala
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Guntur
After vaccination there will be fever and irritability for 2-3 days. Don't worry it's common after vaccination and continue giving paracetamol
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