DPT:
After receiving the DPT injection, swelling and pain at the injection
site and fever upto 72 hours is common. Paracetamol is given for
48 – 72 hours after DPT to reduce the severity of the effects.
Applying ice wrapped in handkerchief over the injection site helps
to reduce swelling and pain to some extent.
Measles:
Measles vaccine is usually without any side effects. However,
fever, measles like rash, cough and cold are commonly seen post
vaccination. These symptoms do not need any treatment except paracetamol
to control the fever.
MMR:
Apart from side effects like those with measles vaccine, mumps
like swelling of parotid and other salivary glands may be seen.
However these are not the rule.
Typhoid:
Considering the high incidence of typhoid in our country, it would
be worthwhile to administer this vaccine. Newer vaccines now available
are administered as a single dose injection after two years of
age. Boosters are necessary every 3 years. In a child more than
6 years old, an oral (capsule) preparation is available. This
is given as a single capsule every alternate day for 3 doses.
The oral vaccine also needs to be taken every 3 years for continued
protection.
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