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My son has completed 17 months he has not taken pcv vaccine please tell what is scheduled for this vaccine now i am worried doctor also informed me if given pcb booster that is enuf now please do the needful.
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U can take
2 doses
8 week apart
It will be sufficient
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You can take the PCV vaccine now. No need to worry. You need to take a total of 2 doses with a gap of 8 weeks between them. That will be enough as per CDC (usa) guidelines
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Dr. Divya Nalamalapu
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
2 doses of pcv 8 weeks apart
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
You can take 2 doses
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
2 doses of Synflorix/ Prevenar 13,
2 months apart
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