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Polio drops
My daughter gets her op everytime when we take her for her regular vaccination. So is it necessary to give additional polio drops when government ia conducting polio days or camps? I have not given her polio drops anytime other than when given during her vaccinations, so is it fine or am I making a mistakes?
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You should give polio dtops during pulse polio campaign every time till your child becomes 5 years old
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Her own vaccine schedule is very important. Govt is running a campaign to eradicate polio. That's why they give extra doses. It's safe and important to take these extra doses
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
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16 yrs exp
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Hi,
Apart from the regular vaccination, you need to give pulse polio too.
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