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Which one is good: easy 3 or easy 5 vaccine?
Question
When a baby is born, doctors give DPT vaccine i.e. easy 3 and easy 5 so my question is, which one is good: easy 3 or easy 5? They look at the baby’s weight or health then decide or what?
Expert Answer
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Prof HPS SachdevaJan 25, 2007
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
Easy 3 are three combined vaccines in one shot while Easy five is five combined vaccines in one shot. If you have decided on the brand of vaccine already, then Easy 5 has the advantage of saving additional pricks from the other two vaccines. Otherwise there is no advantage of one over the other.
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