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There is a debate within my pediatric clinical department about not allowing influenza vaccine to be given with DTaP and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). Are there data that state these should not be given concomitantly?
A CDC study showed a small increased risk for febrile seizures during the 24 hours after a child receives the inactivated influenza vaccine at the same time as the PCV13 vaccine or DTaP vaccine. However, the risk of febrile seizure with any combination of these vaccines is small and ACIP recommends giving these vaccines at the same visit if indicated. The risk for febrile seizures in children who received PCV15 or PCV20 concurrently with an influenza vaccine has not been studied.
See www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/febrile-seizures.html for more information about febrile seizures after vaccination.
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August 11, 2024