Little Zhiling was back to SGH today for:
- 1st dose of Infanrix-Hexa
- 1st dose of Pneumococcal Vaccine
Infanrix hexa is the new six-in-one combination vaccine (by GlaxoSmithKline) which contains the antigens for six of the seven diseases babies at 2, 4 and 6 months of age are currently recommended to be vaccinated against - diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, polio and Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib).
Pneumococcal Vaccine provides protection from pneumococcal infections which are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (a kind of bacteria). This germ can cause several different infections, including: meningitis (brain infection), bacteremia (bloodstream infection), pneumonia (lung infection), and otitis media (middle ear infection).
Poor Zhiling has got 1 jab each on both thighs.
Little Zhiling is now 5kg heavy, 56cm tall and has a head circumference of 37.5cm
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