A child is brought by his parents to the health care center for MMR vaccination. On taking the medical history, the nurse understands that the child had received an antivenin injection for a snake bite 2 days before
Which of the following is the most appropriate time period for administration of live vaccines to the child?
A) After 1 to 2 weeks
B) After 3 to 4 weeks
C) After 4 to 5 weeks
D) After 6 to 12 weeks
Ans: D
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Live attenuated vaccines should be administered to clients after 6 to 12 weeks of administration of immune globulin preparation. MMR vaccine, being a live attenuated vaccine, should be administered to the child after 6 to 12 weeks, as the child has received immune globulin for a snake bite. Vaccinations containing live organisms are not administered within 6 to 12 weeks of immune globulin administration because antibodies in the globulin preparation may interfere with the immune response to the vaccination. To obtain an effective immune response to vaccination, the live vaccine has to be administered 14 to 30 days before or 6 to 12 weeks after immune globulin administration.
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