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Can Swine Flu Vaccination Be Given To An Infant?

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Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Question: Can We give Swine Flu vaccination to infant.. my son is 18 Months old. Please assist.
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Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You should give it - 100%

Detailed Answer:
Hi...greetings form XXXXXXX XXXXXXX As such there is a lot of swine flu going on in various parts of the world - including XXXXXXX

I suggest you should give the flu shot now and also repeat it every year.

Suggested schedule -
1 . If you have not vaccinated with flu shot till now - 2 doses one month apart and then yearly once.

2. if you have already vaccinated - then - yearly flu shot.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Sumanth Amperayani

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Can Swine Flu Vaccination Be Given To An Infant?

Brief Answer: You should give it - 100% Detailed Answer: Hi...greetings form XXXXXXX XXXXXXX As such there is a lot of swine flu going on in various parts of the world - including XXXXXXX I suggest you should give the flu shot now and also repeat it every year. Suggested schedule - 1 . If you have not vaccinated with flu shot till now - 2 doses one month apart and then yearly once. 2. if you have already vaccinated - then - yearly flu shot. Regards - Dr. Sumanth