A 1-year-old child receives the MMR vaccine. The next day the child's parent calls the nurse to report that the child has a temperature of 103°F. What will the nurse do?
a. File an adverse event report with the Vac-cine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
b. Notify the child's provider that thrombo-cytopenia is likely to occur.
c. Reassure the parent that fever can occur with the MMR vaccine.
d. Tell the parent to take the child to the emergency department.
C
The MMR vaccine can have several adverse effects, including fever up to 103°F; this is not con-sidered a serious effect and does not warrant filing an adverse event report with VAERS. Thrombocytopenia is a rare but serious side effect of the MMR vaccine but is not associated with fever. There is no need to have the parent take the child to the emergency department.
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