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Written By: Admin | Updated : April 28, 2015 10:18 AM IST
There are certain vaccinations that are termed as optional in your baby s vaccination chart. This might give you an illusion that missing out on those is not going to harm your baby much. However, before you decide to knock off those vaccinations from your list talk to your doctor in detail. This is because even if they are termed as optional you cannot ignore them altogether. Here are some of the so-called optional vaccinations that your child needs for better health and immunity.
1. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Offers prevention from pneumococcal meningitis (affecting the brain of children) or pneumonia. Since the cost of the vaccine is quite high (single dose costs as much as Rs.4000), most parents do not opt for this vaccine.
2. IPV (Inactivated polio vaccine) Given as an injection, this is the inactivated form of the virus (unlike the oral one which has live attenuated virus). It confers nasal and throat immunity to the virus.
3. Rotavirus vaccine Recommended by the WHO, it prevents rotavirus infection which causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration in children.
4. Influenza vaccine It prevents flu or infection of the respiratory system. The vaccine holds good for a period of one year only as the constitution of the vaccine is changed every year as per the kind of flu virus prevalent at that time.
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