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Half-Dose of Vaccine May Require Second Visit

Question: Our pediatrician sometimes administers a half dose of flu vaccine instead of a full dose. In one case the child will come back for the other half later because he historically has gotten sick when receiving a full dose, and in other cases the child only gets a half dose because it’s his first flu vaccine ever. The child typically [...]
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