WHAT TO DO WHEN VACCINE ADMINISTRATION IS DELAYED DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS ?

Vaccines missed by a few days to weeks from the stipulated date can be given on the day of visit to paediatrician, keeping a track of the previous vaccination dates. Certain vaccines can only be given within a certain age, after which the vaccine efficacy is reduced. But, the child will be at the risk of exposure to that disease in that age period.

So, if any vaccines are missed from birth or after a certain age, due to various reasons like disease or migration of places etc., it can be given as catch-up vaccines by the paediatrician.