How Effective Are Painless Vaccines For Infants?

Posted on Tue, 11 Oct 2016

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Question : my baby is due to 14th week vaccination in next week. I was giving her painless vaccination so far. Is it possible to change from painless vaccination to Normal vaccination as I was told by few persons that painless vaccination may not be effective as painful vaccination and it also very expensive.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
If the painless vaccine is unavailable you can change

Detailed Answer:
Hi.... The IAP - XXXXXXX Academy of Pediatrics suggests the use of painful vaccine only. They suggest this because in European and XXXXXXX populations the children who were vaccinated with painless vaccination had lesser immunity when compared to children who received painful vaccine or normal vaccine.

But no studies have been done to prove this in XXXXXXX

But as the IAP has suggested - it is my opinion also to go by the normal or painful vaccine only.

But as the kid has already received 2 doses of painless vaccine it is better to complete the schedule with the same vaccine.

The booster doses at 18 months and years can be given with normal vaccine. But if painless vaccine is not available then go by the normal vaccine.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar