9 - Childhood Immunisation Flashcards

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How do we know that vaccines work and that they are safe?

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Why do we need to vaccinate children?

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  • Prevent them contracting life threatening illnesses
  • Generate herd immunity (especially for the very old and young)
  • Prevent antibiotic resistance
  • If we don’t vaccinate diseases will return
  • Save money (ROI)
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What advice do we give to parents complaining that their child develops a cough after their flu jab?

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Explain that the vaccine works by causing them to develop and immune response using a low level of the flu. The effects of the jab are far less than the effects of actual flu

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Why is it important to flag up when a parent does not attend their child’s immunisation appointments?

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It is the human right of the child to recieve the vaccine to stop preventable deaths e.g measles, pertussis

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What are the specific and broad benefits of vaccines?

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  • Prevent illness and reduce burden on healthcare
  • Child’s cognitive skills and physical strength improve quicker as not ill so school perforance increased
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What document can GPs look at for information on vaccine scheduling in the UK?

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Green Book

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What are some of the routine immunisations that occur in the UK?

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What are some additional immunisations that are not routinely offered but offered to susceptible patients, e.g asplenic?

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What is the reason for the spike in measle cases in 2003 and 2012?

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  • Andrew Wakefield published his MMR and Autism paper in 1999 which caused parents around this time to not get the vaccination and then there was a lag effect due to herd immunity dropping
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What is vaccine hesistancy?

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Delay in the acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of them!

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Why is their vaccine hesitancy?

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  • Concerns of side effects
  • Lack of knowledge
  • Wakefield’s paper
  • Big Pharma view that companies make child sick to make a dollar
  • Information on the media
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