Do I need to give my child a repeat of the polio drops as he vomited?
Prof HPS Sachdeva
Prof HPS Sachdev,
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
Prof HPS Sachdev,
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
Q: As per the regular vaccination schedule, my child was given polio drops last week. After 1.5 hours of taking the dose, while drinking juice the child vomited. I called the vaccination clinic and they told me to bring the child back for a repeat dose if the vomiting was significant. I will repeat the dose only if there is no side effect due to a repeat dose. Please guide me on this?
A:There is no need to repeat the dose, if the vomiting occurred one and half hours after ingestion since most of the vaccine would have been absorbed by this time.