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Painless Vaccination, I heard about this when my girl was 14 weeks old and I took her for vacciantion. Initially I thought painless vaccination is something which will have no pain at all. Later after some research I understood few things regarding painless vacciantion. Which I will be sharing through this post. Hope it will be helpful to other mommies.DTP is a Vaccination against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis, which is scheduled at 6, 10 & 14 weeks followed by two booster shots at 16-18 months & 4.5 - 5 years. For more details about complete vacciantion schedule please check my Baby Vaccination post.
Regular Vaccination (DTP or DTwP) :
DTwP stands for Diphtheria, Tetanus and whole-cell Pertussis which provides immunity against Diphtheria, Tetanus and whooping Cough.
Painless Vaccination (DTaP) :
DTaP stands for Diphtheria, Tetanus and acellular Pertussis. As the name itself says it consists fewer acellular antigens of Pertussis vacciantion. It is not that Painless Vaccination does not have any pain and is equally painful as the other during administration. It is just that post vaccination side effects are less, like fever, swelling, redness, pain etc.
There are still lot of debate happening on the immunity provided by DTaP.
Are Painless Vaccination Effective?? :
Painless vacciantion do prove immunization against the diseases but fails to prevent transmission and spread of Pertussis. In simple the person who has undergone DTwP is himself safe against the disease but can spread it to others, as the Pertussis can still live inside.
DTP V/s DTaP :
* Effect of painless vaccination does not stay for long time in body when compared to regular ones.
* Regular vaccination provides better immunity.
* Both regular and painless are equally painful during administration.
* Cost of painless vaccination is much higher than that of the regular once.
IAP recommends DTP vaccine for Primary shots which are given at 6th, 10th & 14th week and DTaP vaccine for booster shots. DTaP vaccine is used for primary shots under certain conditions. Consult pediatrician before administration.
I hope this information will be useful for new parents.
* Regular vaccination provides better immunity.
* Both regular and painless are equally painful during administration.
* Cost of painless vaccination is much higher than that of the regular once.
IAP recommends DTP vaccine for Primary shots which are given at 6th, 10th & 14th week and DTaP vaccine for booster shots. DTaP vaccine is used for primary shots under certain conditions. Consult pediatrician before administration.
I hope this information will be useful for new parents.
It's intresting to know there are options
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot through this article! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI don’t have kids, but this is great to know. It’s funny that it’s called painless when it really isn’t.
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