Vaccination Schedule It is very important for new-born babies and children to get vaccinated against different diseases especially infectious diseases. Many a times, parents have queries about vaccinations and common questions include Which vaccinations should be given? When it should be given? What if parents forget to get their child vaccinated? What if they have […]
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Typhoid Vaccine: A Crucial Shield Against the XDR Typhoid Fever Outbreak in Pakistan Introduction In the face of an ongoing outbreak of XDR (extended drug-resistant) typhoid fever that first emerged in Hyderabad in November 2016, the significance of the typhoid vaccine has never been more pronounced. This virulent strain, resistant to a multitude of antibiotics
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Prevenar vaccine is a pneumococcal vaccine given from the age of 2 months onwards. Three doses are given each one month apart and the fourth booster dose after 1 year. it is also part of the EPI schedule. It provides protection aganst both pneumonia and meningitis due to pneumococcal bacteria. pneumonia being infection of the
Measles is a preventable infectious disease. Good Vaccination prevent it completely. In Pakistan , in recent decade, outbreaks of
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