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Is there any harm in giving vaccine injections in the arms or buttocks?
Question
My child is 3 and a half years old. I read that giving vaccination injections into the buttocks or arms should be avoided. But our family doctor has always been giving them on my child's buttocks. Will this have any ill effect on her?
Expert Answer
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Prof HPS SachdevaDec 10, 2004
Prof HPS Sachdev,
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
There are no ill effects of injections in buttocks if given properly. Injections in buttocks are not contraindicated in children.
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