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Quick Tips – Tylenol and immunizations

Quick Tips – Tylenol and immunizations

•     Based on a study published in Lancet, it is best not to give children prophylactic doses of acetaminophen (Tylenol) when they get immunized. Some parents do this to lessen the chance of fever or soreness from the shot. As it turns out, acetaminophen lessens the immune response to the vaccine by a significant amount.