Does the baby need polio drops again if he vomits?

Prof HPS Sachdeva
Prof HPS Sachdev,
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi

Q: Today my wife took our 3 month old child for Polio drops. Within half an hour of administration, she fed milk to the child. The baby vomited all the milk within 5 minutes. Do we need to re-administer the polio drops?

A:For a significant vomit within half an hour of administration of the polio drops, it would be better to repeat the dose.