Read the following article prior to beginning the discussion: Mullen, J. (2015,
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Read the following article prior to beginning the discussion: Mullen, J. (2015, April 22). Another study finds no link between MMR vaccine and autism. CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/22/health/mmr-vaccine-autism-study/. Then, read the following scenario and respond to the three questions in your initial discussion post. Molly Wilson brings Jenny, her 2-year-old daughter, in for a follow up appointment after an antibiotic-treated otitis media infection. You ask Molly if Jenny is up-to-date on her vaccination schedule. Molly states that she and her husband have discussed vaccines and they have decided to not get Jenny vaccinated because they fear she will develop autism. Jenny has never had a vaccination. What would you say to a parent who is afraid to vaccinate their child for fears of autism? How would you alleviate this parent’s fear that autism is associated with vaccines? A week later, Molly returns with Jenny and states that after a discussion with her husband, they do want to get Jenny vaccinated after all. You realize that Jenny will have to catch up with her 2-year-old peers. Read the vaccine schedule from the CDC for children up to 18 years (PDF), paying close attention to the catch-up schedule. Explain how you would vaccinate Jenny to catch up with other 2-year-olds.
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What would you say to a parent who is afraid to vaccinate their child for fears of autism?
The nurse should reassure the parents and explain then that there is no any co-relation between getting vaccinated for their children and their risk of developing autism. A Recent study has proved this information. In fact, vaccination at appropriate interval prevents diseases among children.
How would you alleviate this parent’s fear that autism is associated with vaccines?
Fear and misconceptions about the vaccination-autism link can be alleviated by properly explaining the concept that there is no any relation between these two cases. Parent’s fear also removed by appropriate health education regarding the importance of vaccination and adequate counselling.
Explain how you would vaccinate Jenny to catch up with other 2-year-olds.
Catch-up vaccination refers to the administration of vaccination which was not previously administered and skipped. As Jenny is two years old without any vaccination, she is at risk of developing many infectious diseases if left unvaccinated. Therefore, it is important that some of the important vaccinations to be administered at appropriate intervals so that she will be prevented from diseases.
It should be noted that some vaccines should be catch-up whereas some may be omitted (e.g. Rotavirus vaccine). This is because some diseases are more prone to affect new-borns and infants but not others.
The new catch-up vaccination schedule (according to CDC) should consist of the following vaccines:
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