The nurse at the immunization clinic is providing vaccines to children. The parent of a child waiting to receive the vaccine tells the nurse that the child has had immune deficiencies from birth
The nurse understands that the vaccine that should not be administered to the child is the
a. DTaP.
b. Hib.
c. polio injection.
d. varicella virus vaccine.
ANS: D
The varicella vaccine should be avoided by individuals who are immunocompromised, which includes those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those who have a congenital immunodeficiency.
The DTaP, Hib vaccine, and polio injection may be administered to immunocompromised individuals, because these are not live vaccines.
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