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Vaccination
Dear Doctors,
Typhoid conjugate vaccination for son was due on March 12th(24 months). It is delayed because of lockdown and may be delayed further by 2 months.
Can it be delayed this much longer?
Please suggest.
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Give it after the lockdown .Meanwhile ensure clean water and hygienic food as typhoid is transmitted by the faeco oral route
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Dr. E. Mahender
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23 yrs exp
Chennai
Typhoid spreads through contaminated water and food, as long as your child has homemade clean food and clean water risk of typhoid illness is less.
So u can wait for the lockdown to be lifted.
Dont worry.
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