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Is Tylenol Safe To Be Given For Fever, Headache And Breathlessness?

My baby is 2months old and she just recently received her two months old shots yesterday she received a total of 6 Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,hib, hepatitis B, and polio I just took her temperature and it was 100.7 the symptoms for hib are fever, headache, stiff neck, cough, and shortness of breath her doctor gave me Tylenol for pain and fever is her fever temperature something I should still be worried about since it s so high?
Fri, 16 Feb 2018
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Hi

Welcome to HealthcareMagic ,

Yes fever is an usual complication after immunization so Paracetamol.
Please see that dosage is proper as per weight and repeat it every 8 hourly for 2 month child.
Dosage should be given account to weight as 10 mg per kg .

With Regards
Dr Varinder Joshi
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Is Tylenol Safe To Be Given For Fever, Headache And Breathlessness?

Hi Welcome to HealthcareMagic , Yes fever is an usual complication after immunization so Paracetamol. Please see that dosage is proper as per weight and repeat it every 8 hourly for 2 month child. Dosage should be given account to weight as 10 mg per kg . With Regards Dr Varinder Joshi