Is It Normal To Have Fever Post Immunization?

Posted on Fri, 19 Dec 2014

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Question : My 6 year old had a round of immunizations yesterday ( she was behind). Dtp mmr and varicella. Fever 102 now. What to do? Worried its a bad reaction?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Such reactions are common after DPT vaccination.. sign of the immune system working well...

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Healthcaremagic.

It is very common to get pain, redness or even fever after a dose of DPT vaccination.

It is due to reaction to the whole cell components of the vaccine.
Just give paracetamol and tepid sponging.
You need to keep the temperature in control and she would be OK in a day or two.

Please be patient. Things would be fine.

Regards

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