{"id":368958,"date":"2026-08-05T16:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368958"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:00:42","slug":"hexavalent-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hexavalent-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Hexavalent Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: In a recent finding, it was found out that introducing the hexavalent vaccine under the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-immunisation-program\/\">Universal Immunisation Programme<\/a> could reduce the number of injections, ease pressure on health workers and improve programme efficiency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Hexavalent Vaccine<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368961\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-368961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hexa-vs-penta-e1763400033567-990x343-1.png?resize=548%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hexavalent Vaccine\" width=\"548\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hexa-vs-penta-e1763400033567-990x343-1.png?resize=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hexa-vs-penta-e1763400033567-990x343-1.png?resize=768%2C266&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hexa-vs-penta-e1763400033567-990x343-1.png?w=990&amp;ssl=1 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Sabin Vaccine Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About<\/strong>: A <strong>hexavalent (six-in-one) vaccine<\/strong> is a <strong>combination vaccine<\/strong> that protects infants against <strong>diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and polio<\/strong> in a <strong>single injection.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Doses<\/strong>: It is expected to be given as <strong>three doses at six, ten, and 14 weeks<\/strong> , with a <strong>booster dose given between the child&#8217;s first and second birth date.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>simplifies pediatric immunization schedules<\/strong> by reducing the number of injections and clinic visits required.<\/li>\n<li>It also <strong>improves vaccination coverage<\/strong> and promotes timely completion of the immunization schedule.<\/li>\n<li>Fewer injections make the vaccination <strong>process more acceptable to parents by reducing pain<\/strong> and discomfort for children.<\/li>\n<li>They <strong>reduce logistical challenges <\/strong>by simplifying vaccine storage, handling, and administration.<\/li>\n<li>They <strong>help lower healthcare costs<\/strong> through more efficient vaccine delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: In a recent finding, it was found out that introducing the hexavalent vaccine under the Universal Immunisation Programme could reduce the number of injections, ease pressure on health workers and improve programme efficiency. About Hexavalent Vaccine About: A hexavalent (six-in-one) vaccine is a combination vaccine that protects infants against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough),&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hexavalent-vaccine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hexavalent Vaccine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-368958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}