Patient's question:
The original plan was to give the child the second dose of the hepatitis B vaccine on May 22nd (after 33 days). However, the child had some diarrhea yesterday, with about 3 episodes a day, and the stool was watery with a bit of green color. Could the child still receive the second dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in this condition? The doctor said to wait another week, meaning the child would be 40 days old when going for the vaccination. If the vaccination is given at 40 days, will it have any impact on the child?Doctor's answer:
This phenomenon depends on whether the baby's diarrhea is physiological diarrhea. If it is physiological diarrhea, this is a normal occurrence and not a disease. You can get vaccinated at the hospital. If it is not physiological diarrhea, do not get vaccinated at the hospital and you need to postpone vaccination.Recommendation: It is recommended to have a stool test done at the hospital to clarify the condition. In general, physiological diarrhea has normal stool test results.