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Vaccines due for 14 weeks
Hello doctor,
My new born scheduled vaccine for 14 weeks was due on 23 Feb 2020.
Due to this lockdown no doctor is entertaining us.
They are saying please come after lockdown opens.
Can we postponed the scheduled vaccination?
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U can wait minimum upto 6 months of age
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Your baby has received initial two doses. So this 14 weeks dose, you can wait and have after lockdown is over
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Yes, you can wait until the lockdown opens
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Dr. H C Bhatt
Pediatrician
28 yrs exp
Delhi
Vaccination is important but the risk of exposing you n ur child to corona virus is much higher .So in the larger interest of both u n society at large ,it is scientifically correct to postpone the vaccination till lockdown is taken out .Please stay at home till then .
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Wait for lockdown to be over.
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Dr. Sujit Mathew Varghese
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16 yrs exp
Thiruvananthapuram
Yes u can wait
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Dr. Chinmoy Lath
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Purulia
You can safely postpone your vaccination untill the danger of corona virus is over
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Dr. N.Manimozhian
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Chennai
We can wait till lock down is over
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