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Influenza Vaccine
My son is 4 months old and he is fully vaccinated till 14 weeks.
His next scheduled vaccine is influenza. Our doctor advised we can skip it.
My question:
1. Does influenza vaccine protect from swine flu (My city has swine flu problem)?
2. How risky is to skip this vaccine (I did not even skip rotavirus vaccine)?
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Very true, vaccination should be done...
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Listen to this episode of my podcast, Your Personal Child Specialist !, Best time to take the swine flu vaccine in India you would be surprised to know the answer! https://anchor.fm/gaurav-gupta6/episodes/best-time-to-take-the-swine-flu-vaccine-in-india-you-would-be-surprised-to-know-the-answer-e373jq
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Get ur child vaccinated with tri or quadrivalent flu vaccine(preferred)...Its important
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Dr. Trupti Shetty
Pediatrician
17 yrs exp
Pune
influenza vaccine is a combination of swine flu and seasonal vaccine. if you live in an area which is endemic for swine flu, kindly get your baby vaccinated.
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