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Good evening doctor, my daughter is 21 months old 1 and half year we are visiting same pediatrician right from her birth , so our pediatrician has given 3 different vaccines at 6 weeks infarix hexa 10th week pentavac was given in govet health centrr due to unavailable of pediatrician 14th week hexaxim and now at 20months he gave pentaxim are all these different vaccines formulations effective or useless please help am worried thank you so much
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Penta containts 5 vaccines, DTP, HEB b , h influ b
Hexa contains 6 vaccine, above plus IPV which is for polio.
Not all Government centres give all IPV doses. They give oral polio vaccine instead.
If 2 doses are given at 6 and 14 weeks
Baby needs at least 3 doses with 1 booster.
You can give the remaining 2 doses now.
It’s a transitional vaccine.
Government still gives just opv instead of ivp.
So it’s nothing worrisome, but should be done.
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Get one now f/b booster after 4 weeks
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Even if brand name is different content is same, nothing to worry. It's safe
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Yes , infanrix Hexa and hexaxim are same vaccines (6 in one) , just different brands , can be interchanged if other is not in supply.
Pentavac (5 in one) , so IPV is given separately if needed
At 20 months , pentaxim (5 in one vaccine) is recommended
Its correct as per IAP / UIP vaccination guidelines
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Nothing to worry about the different brand infact all vaccine content are same.. do not worry
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Greetings all vaccines which are given are safe and usefull don't worry
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Dr. Divya Nalamalapu
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Infarix hexa and hexaxim are the same. At around 1.5 year, booster is given. but in this booster, hepatitis b is not included. And so pentaxim is given.
Kindly trust your paediatrician
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Effective . Don’t worry
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