Suggest remedy to prevent H1N1
Patient: My son is 20 mth old. He is presently in kerala, India. there is slight emergence if H1N1 cases, plus recently he has been visiting hospital to meet his grandmother who is admitted. does he need to get vaccinated (prophylactically). If so , which one and the dosage n frequency Doctor: Hi, welcome to HCM. Since you are visiting a hospital and winter is coming, i sincerely advice you to give flu vaccine to the child. For first time vaccination of flu, the vaccine is given twice at an interval of 2 months. There after a single dose of vaccine is required every year. Vaccines of flu come by the name of influvac or vaxigrip. I hope this has helped you. Take care. Regards - Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics