Paracetamol Syrup: A Paradigm Shift in Post-immunisation Fever Management

Abstract

Dear Editor, The Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in India was launched in 1978 by the Government of India in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The main objective of the programme is to provide free vaccination services to children and pregnant women. Over time, the programme has expanded and evolved to incorporate many vaccines against preventable diseases. Vaccines such as Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping cough), Tetanus (DPwT), Pentavalent, Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) are well known for their post-vaccination fever

Keywords

• acetaminophen
• immunisation programmes
• infant
• tablets
• vaccines
• world health organisation