Is It Necessary To Have Influenza 1 Vaccination For My

Posted on Fri, 28 Sep 2018

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Question : Is it necessary to have Influenza 1 vaccination for my 6 month old child as in Vaccination tracker it is not mentioned.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is better to get vaccinated for influenza

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for asking on this platform

Most of the time vaccination cards mention the name of vaccination and their schedule as per IAP guidelines to a limited extent.
There can be vaccinations which are mandatory, which should be given as per IAP(Indian academy of pediatric) recommendation and as one to one councelling with the parents.
The influenza vaccine comes into third category and should be give after councelling of the parents.
The recommended schedule is at 6 months of age.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (8 minutes later)

What is the cost of this vaccination

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
About 800 rs

Detailed Answer:
Hi

It will cost around 800 rupees(Vaxigrip) for a single dose.
Two dosages will be needed at an interval of one month.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana