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If a child is given an overdose of hepatitis B vaccine, is there any harm?
Question
If a 4 years old child is by mistake given 1.0 ml of the Hepatitis B vaccine (first dose) instead of 0.5 ml, is it any harm to the child?
Expert Answer
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Dr Chandra M GulhatiNov 29, 2006
Editor, MIMS,
New Delhi
New Delhi
The vaccine consists of surface antigen. No harm will come to the child except for, may be, some fever and local reaction at the injection site.
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