My infant son has received 1 shot of the pneumococcal vaccine. Is it necessary to give the other 2 doses as well? We don't want him to receive the other doses as we feel that the disease is quite rare.
Is it necessary to give all the doses of a vaccine?
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- 25 Jun 2010 by Tensed Mom
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- 25 Jun 2010
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- pneumococcal 7-valent vaccine
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