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My baby was given bcg on 2nd day. Day 30 the area looks like in the picture uploaded. Is it normal. There was puss oozing out but it stopped and starting to dry ..

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Nothing to worry...will heal of its own ...  Read More

My son had BCG vaccine when he was 20 days old. Now he is 4 months old but it does not completely healed. So I want to know how many days or months does BCG vaccine take to complete heal... Although my son has no problem because of it...

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Hey... it depends on baby to baby. For some it may take as long as one year. But usually there is no problem with it. Anyway I would like to see the wound if it is possible with u. Can u upload the pi ...  Read More

My baby is 13 months old...after her birth on 6th day BCG Vaccine is given but there is no scar or mark...so now doctor suggested for anothet bcg vaccine Is it safe?

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HELLO, YES, GO FOR IT. O.K BYE. ...  Read More

My child is 1month and 5 days old. She had bcg vaccine on 28th of March. But she doesn't developed any scare when bcg is given. Is it compulsory to develop scar when bcg injection is given . Kindly suggest

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Greetings it's not all babies who is vaccinated. It's normal ...  Read More

We have not taken BCG vaccine at the time of birth.Iam 34 year old from Bangalore.Is it okay to get vaccinate at this age for BCG now

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You can take the vaccine now. But you should not be suffering from any active infection. ...  Read More

My 2 months old daughter has developed BCG vaccine scar ..I want to know what to do to fasten it's healing...

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Don't do anything to it. It will heal by its course of time for better immune response. It will take 12 week time to form complete scar formation. ...  Read More

Should I get a dose of bcg vaccine because I came in contact with a friend 2 days ago and he have tb my age is 27

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ...  Read More

What if the BCG vaccine for a baby given on right arm ? Is anything we need to worry about kindly let us know

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I understood your concern and noted the problem as well .I need to ask few more details to make a diagnosis and start treatment and advice which suits you. Pl consult me on Practo , so that I can hel ...  Read More

My 5 month old is not vaccinated with BCG vaccine. Is it still possible to give the BCG vaccine? Till when it can be given?

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Ideally it should be given as soon as possible after birth. Can be give up to 5 year of age. ...  Read More

Hi, My duaghter has just born on 7th September 2023. She got her BCG vaccine on that day..So i want to ask , is it necessary that vaccine should react and make a bump on that area. As she doesn't got any such kind of reaction and someone told me that it is necessary to react otherwise it means BCG has not responded. Pls suggest.

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Swelling usually happens after BCG vaccine but it’s not always there . So, u need not worry and there is no need to repeat the vaccine also. ...  Read More

My baby got BCG vaccine in Nov'25 and after arround 3 month he got blister at site of vaccines. Baby in general is playing, not cranky but he is allowing to touch the same side of hand and shoulder. We live in germany so little worried what should we do is there something we can do at home to cure it

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Greetings it's normal it will heal by itself Nothing to do ...  Read More

My son will be 4 months old when he will come back to india. Can we give him rotavirus vaccine and BCG once he come back to india . Is double dose rotavirus vaccine easily available in india ?

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Yes, you may get both administered to the baby. Rotavirus vaccine is easily available in India. ...  Read More

My kid got the BCG vaccine to the left arm last year mid November. She was 11 months old at the time she got the vaccine.This mid January she was having a white pus oozing for the vaccine site. It went away after a few days. The scar never formed properly and has slight . 2 days ago (after 10 month of the vaccine) a bump appeared on the BCG vaccine

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My son is 6 months his BCG site kept on bleeding from past 1 month.. Can I use T-bact on the site? Scum layer is producing but he is removing it while playing. What should I do?

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Yes Use T bact ointment locally. ...  Read More

We live in Ireland, where the BCG vaccine isn’t routinely available. Our baby will be 13 months old when we travel to India for a family wedding. We plan to have him vaccinated with BCG shortly after arriving, just a few days before the event. My question is: How long after receiving the BCG vaccine does protection begin, and will he be at ri

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Hi, before giving the BCG vaccination , a TST or IGRA test is performed to make sure the baby has no latent TB It takes 2-8 weeks for immunity to start developing after the vaccination In an enclos ...  Read More

After taking 3rd dose of rabies vaccine the site of vaccine is red and itiching start emidiately after dose administered ,please tell me is it safe or not ,it couse any harm or other serious problem

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If nothing serious m, then don’t worry ...  Read More

For my two years and seven months old son we got vaccination done for influenza yesterday, From today morning we are seeing runny nose and cold, Is that expected to see this side effects for influenza vaccine ?

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Hello. Yes, some kids have side effects post influenza vaccination ( cough, cold or fever). It can remain till 48hrs ane then should go. Just give supportive medications and monitor. ...  Read More

My baby girl is 2 months old bcg vaccine was given at the time of birth on 21/12/2024 but from past 3 days there is a lump and redness on the area where the vaccination was given and she is doing well there is no fever and pain. l also attached the photo, please let me know if there is any concern.

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The usual reaction for BCG vaccination includes formation of a small lump which usually ulcerates at around 6 weeks. Just watch for this. Nothing is to be done if baby is otherwise well. ...  Read More

My son got BCG vaccine in July and one month back he got this , is it normal and will go away by itself ?

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please consult..also is he having fever? ...  Read More

My son had a blister at BCG Vaccine site which popped automatically and started bleeding. I cleaned it and put fusiwal ointment on it. Later I read that it should not be covered with ointment so I cleaned using cloth and warm water. Will it cause and side effect? My son is 4 weeks old.

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I am 32 year old and i had tb 9 year ago. now i am asthma patient. I’ve been in contact with TB patients twice. Should I get the BCG injection? It’s being administered at the government dispensary to those who have been in contact with TB patients.

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yes you can get it done ...  Read More

I heard that Covid 19 vaccine has lot of long time health issues , I am very worried . How do we make sure we can be healthy and not get sick due to the long term effects of the vaccine ? I heard the spike protein is the cause . Can meds be taken to neutralise ? What kind of meds? Please advise

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Is it necessary for 28,25,51 years old to take BCG vaccination as per new NTCP PROGRAM? with no chronic conditions

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According to your query and sign and know about the disease and cause and it's best Treatment as you have mentioned as above . Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it ...  Read More

I have been diagnosed with PCOS recently...my gynecologist suggested me to get HPV vaccination but I'm worried about the side effects Can you please tell me if there's any major side effects related to the HPV vaccine and does it gives infertility ? Please guide

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HPV vaccine does not affect fertility... But pregnancy planning should be postponed after HPV vaccine is taken..for a period of time ...  Read More

Hi all, My baby born at 35 weeks 2 days spent 10 days in NICU, when should he be vaccinated for BCG? And what should be the course of other vaccines?

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Greetings the child can be taken BCG ,and other vaccination at 45 days ,there's no contra indication ...  Read More

I am feeling muscle pain and joint pain after 3 shots of anti rabies vaccine , previously had completed pre exposure prophylaxis. Called the owner of the dof and it seems to be alive after 10 days . The side effects of the vaccine are bad this time, should I complete the other 2 doses ? Because I have no way of verifying first hand if the dog is we

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Complete course, take Dolo 650mg for body aches ...  Read More

Hi i have take anti rabies vaccine for small scratch from street dog not sure whether it had rabiez or not i have taken full course of rabies vaccine and tt after some months my lymph nodes are swollen in different parts of body and painful whenever iam having fever its swollen some days its paining in armpits back of neck and chest what could be t

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Hi, I am planning to put ChickenPox vaccine for my child. But i want to know whether it is a safe vaccine? Will there be any side effects due to this vaccine?

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U can take ...  Read More

Male 26 I was born in 1998 in Bihar. I have no idea what vaccines I got. I have the bcg vaccine circular mark on my left shoulder. So i definitely got that and polio vaccine. Would I have also received a full dpt vaccine ? I took a tt shot in 2021 and got cut today.

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My son is 1year old...after his birth there was no mark of bcg injection on his arm...but from nursing home they told that bcg injection had been given... what should we do? can we again give the bcg injection now?

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If you are sure the vaccine was given correctly, no need to take again. In some children, scar does not come. ...  Read More

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