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Why do children develop fever after getting DPT vaccine?
Q: Why do children develop fever after getting DPT vaccine?
A:The P component of the DPT vaccine causes the febrile reaction, pain and swelling in roughly 20% to 30% of subjects. This is reduced substantially (<3-5%) by using the more expensive DPaT vaccine with acellular P component.
