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Can it be possible for us to delay the second dose of prevenar vaccine?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes: But, the longer you delay, the longer your baby will go without protection against those germs. Prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) protects against meningitis, pneumonia, ear infections and blood infections.
Answered 6/30/2014
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Yes it can be delaye: Yes it cam be delayed but it does not make any sense to delay the second dose if you have had first dose already.You should not delay second dose in my opinion
Answered 5/5/2015
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