The public health nurse is teaching a group of parents about immunizations. The nurse tells that parents that after receiving the varicella virus vaccine, children should temporarily avoid close contact with which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Neonates
b. Siblings
c. Relatives over age 65
d. Pregnant women
e. Individuals infected with HIV
ANS: A, D, E
To reduce the risk of transmission, vaccine recipients should temporarily avoid close contact with susceptible high-risk individuals (e.g., neonates, pregnant women, immunocompromised people).
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