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Is An Extra Dose Of Hepatitis B Vaccination Along With DTP Safe?
Question: my daughter was vaccinated with all 3 shots of Hepatitis B as per the vaccination chart after her birth.
Now she is 4 1/2 year old and recently the pediatric has given her again the hepatitis B vaccination along with the DTap/IPV vaccination.
will the hepatitis B re-vaccination cause any harm to her?
Now she is 4 1/2 year old and recently the pediatric has given her again the hepatitis B vaccination along with the DTap/IPV vaccination.
will the hepatitis B re-vaccination cause any harm to her?
Brief Answer:
No harm. No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
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The extra dose of Hepatitis B vaccine will simply serve as a booster for the immunity already gain. It will not do any harm. You need not worry.
Regards
No harm. No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
The extra dose of Hepatitis B vaccine will simply serve as a booster for the immunity already gain. It will not do any harm. You need not worry.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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