Pentacel Vaccine (DTaP+Polio+Hib)
By Dr. Brown
This vaccine is actually a combination of three others into one. It combines our DTaP and Polio and Hib. These separate products still exist but this new combination will decrease the number of shots your youngster will get at an appointment. What we used to give to infants at their 2, 4, 6 month visits as four shots and a liquid by mouth vaccine will be two shots and the liquid* vaccine. These continue to be preservative-free, there is no thimerisol (mercury). There are significant cost advantages to the combination form. Side effects should be identical as these products are the same, they are just mixed together by the manufacturer.
*The liquid vaccine given at the same time as the Pentacel is the Rotavirus Vaccine, given to prevent a severe form of diarrhea in children.
This vaccine is actually a combination of three others into one. It combines our DTaP and Polio and Hib. These separate products still exist but this new combination will decrease the number of shots your youngster will get at an appointment. What we used to give to infants at their 2, 4, 6 month visits as four shots and a liquid by mouth vaccine will be two shots and the liquid* vaccine. These continue to be preservative-free, there is no thimerisol (mercury). There are significant cost advantages to the combination form. Side effects should be identical as these products are the same, they are just mixed together by the manufacturer.
*The liquid vaccine given at the same time as the Pentacel is the Rotavirus Vaccine, given to prevent a severe form of diarrhea in children.