6.1 Childhood Immunisations Flashcards

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How is vaccine effectiveness measured?

A

Antibodies
Epidemiological assessment

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How is vaccine safety carried out?

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Animal trials
Human trials
Post marketing surveillance

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3
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What is done in efficacy monitoring?

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Ensure the biologicals in vaccines are correct

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4
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What is herd immunity?

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When are a large proportion of the population are immunised

Protects more at risk people :
- Infants that are too young for vaccination
- Older people
- Immunosuppressed

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5
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What is the benefit of vaccination?

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Limits antibiotic resistance by preventing disease

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6
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Identify 5 key general features about vaccination

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  1. Safe
  2. Prevents deadly illness
  3. Provides better immunity than natural infection
  4. Can have combined vaccination
  5. Disease prevalence increases with reduced vaccine uptake
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7
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What are the benefits of immunisation?

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  • Economic benefit- people not ill as much
  • Reduced healthcare system burden
  • More time spent in school
  • Decreased antibiotic resistance
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8
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Who sets out vaccine policy and guidance in the UK?

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JCVI
The Green Book

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9
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Where would you find information on childhood vaccinations?

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NHS website
Government website

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10
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What is vaccine hesistancy?

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Delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability

Includes factors such as complacency, convenience and confidence

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How do you limit vaccine hesistancy?

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  • Understand specific concerns
  • Stay on message and use clear language to present evidence of benfits and risks
  • Inform about the rigour of vaccine safety
  • Address issues of pain with immunisation
  • Address issue that natural disease is better than being vaccinated
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