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Typhoid Polysaccharide Vaccine

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Indications

Fever Typhoid Fever

Typhim Vi is used for active immunization against typhoid fever in adults and children two years of age or older. Selective vaccination is recommended for travellers to areas where typhoid is highly prevalent, household contacts of typhoid carriers, healthcare personnel, police, armed forces and other similarly regimented groups, and laboratory workers who handle Salmonella typhi.

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Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Typhoid vaccine's effects on foetal development and fertility have not been studied. It should be used in pregnancy only when the risk of infection is high. Whether it passes into breast milk is also unknown, so nursing mothers should receive it only if it is clearly needed.

⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Dosage Reference

⚠️ Reference ranges from official sources only. Consult your doctor for personalized dosing.

Adults: Dosage: Adults and children aged 2 years or older receive a single 0.5 ml dose. For those who remain at risk of typhoid fever, a single booster dose is recommended, given no more than 3 years after the previous dose. Administration: Typhoid Polysaccharide Vaccine is given by intramuscular injection only and must never be administered intravenously. In adults, the injection is given in the deltoid muscle; in children, it may be given in either the deltoid or the vastus lateralis muscle. It should not be injected into the gluteal region, as a nerve trunk may be present there. Because bleeding can occur at the injection site, the vaccine should be given with caution to people with thrombocytopenia or other bleeding disorders. After the injection, firm pressure (without rubbing) should be applied to the site for at least two minutes. Co-administration: This vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines, but it must not be mixed with any other vaccine or medicinal product in the same syringe.