My husband took the polio vaccin with my daughter just to encourage her to take it and after a week we made love and i might be pregnant is there any risk on my baby?
Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- unless your husband is immunocompromised, no there is no risk..
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Hello, should the mothers of children who have been administered the oral polio vaccine avoid getting pregnant in the 6 weeks following the vaccination? Thanks
Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- If the mother did not take the vaccine like her children- as some will take it by curiosity- there is no contraindication to get pregnant ( I suppose that the mother has been vaccinated in her infanc... Read More
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My child is vaccinated with 2 doses of infanrix (4 months old). Do we still need to join the Oral polio campaign administered by the ministry of health?
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- Even if he is vaccinated, we are still recommending to give the oral polio. The answer is yes.
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Salut...je voudrais savoir dans le cas ou mon garcon age de 3ans etait enrhume ou bine a de la fievre ,peut il effectuer le vaccine contre la polio ??? y a t-il des effets secondaires??? Merci
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- En général si votre enfant a une maladie qui n'est pas sévere ("common cold" ou une rhume sans fievre), il peut recevoir le vaccin. Par contre s'il a de la fie... Read More
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Hello, who should do the polio vaccine this year (precising because the threat this year is real) ? adults should do it even if they already did it while being kids? thank you
Dr. Dina Helou,
Pediatrics
- Usually 4 doses of polio vaccine are enough to provide life long protection.
When there is a potential epidemy, like it is the case actually ( the confirmed polio cases where detected in syria and not... Read More
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What about this polio thing that is spreading around. my daughter did her polio vaccin before now she is 2 years now do you advise me to do it to her again?
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- Yes. Even if she already took it, it is recommended to take the booster that the Ministry of Health is providing.
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Salut je voulais vous demander a propos du vaccin de Polio pour mon fils age de 3 ans .Il etait deja vaccine.........y a t- il des effets secondaires??? y a t-il un rappel pour le vaccin??
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- Meme s'il est vaccine, il est recommende de prendre un rappel avec la campagne actuelle du ministere de sante.
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