Can A Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Be Taken Before The Scheduled Date?

Posted on Fri, 1 Sep 2017

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Question : My baby is 1yr 8 month old.she has taken flu vaccine on 9 Aug.Next due date is 9th September.can she take JE vaccine before 9th September

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No, minimum gap between 2 any two Vaccines is 28 days

Detailed Answer:
Hi....no, she cannot take it.

On same day 2 or 3 vaccines can be administered. But once 24 hours has lapsed after a vaccination, the minimum gap for next vaccine is 28 days.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T