Immunisation

Question 1

What do the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)?

Answer 1

• Advise UK health departments on immunisations
• Consider and identify factors for successful and effective
  implementation of immunisation strategies
• identify important knowledge gaps relating to immunisations/
  programmes where research/surveillance should be considered

Doesn’t make policies but Secretary of State in England has a legal duty to ensure JCVI recommendations are implemented

Question 2

What are the 3 Cs of outbreak management?

Answer 2

Confirm

Control

Communicate

Question 3

What are routine outbreak investigations?

Answer 3

Environmental investigation

Epidemiological investigation

Microbiological investigation

Question 4

When was the BCG vaccination introduced?

Answer 4

1950