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Is It Safe To Retake Vaccine Shots?
hi my son is 4 years old i was going to get his shots updated so he could start school but when i went up there they had no record of his shots i went downtown and they were only able to pull up his two month shot he should be up to date with his shot except fr the one he needs to take before school what can i do i dont want him to have to take all of those shots over again and is it safe for him to retake those shots??
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Even though the records are unavailable, he need not retake the vaccine shots he has already taken.
Of course it will no be harmful.but unnecessary.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Even though the records are unavailable, he need not retake the vaccine shots he has already taken.
Of course it will no be harmful.but unnecessary.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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