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Is It Safe To Give Swine Flu Vaccine For Children 8 To 12 Years?

Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2015

Question: For children between 8-12 years, can we give Swine Flu vaccine ? If yes, same dose as adults or is it different?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can give swine flu vaccine

Detailed Answer:
Hi...You should give swine flu vaccine for kids between 8-12 years.

The dose and schedule -

1. 8 to 9 years kids who have not received any flu vaccine previously - 2 doses of 0.5ml each 1 month apart. After that yearly once.

2. Above 9 years kids who have not received any flu vaccine previously - 1 dose of 0.5ml each 1 month apart. After that yearly once.

3. Any kid who has received flu vaccine previously - only single dose.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Thanks for the information Dr. XXXXXXX

We have completed scheduled vaccine course that is needed till 10 years for my kid, that includes Influenza vaccine. Is this mean we need to go for a Single dose now ?
Or
Influenza is different from flu vaccine you have described in the above post ?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Influenza and Swine flu are same

Detailed Answer:
Hi...Influenza and Swine are the same. If you have given Swine flu or Influenza more than 1 year back you need to give it as a single dose of 0.5ml again. Otherwise no need to repeat it.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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