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Vaccinations
A vaccine is the preparation of dead microorganisms, living weakened microorganisms or inactivated toxins. Its administration induces the development of immunity and protection against a pathogen or toxin and is called a vaccination.
1,376 Questions
What are the advantages of Expanded program of immunization in communicable diseases?
The main advantage in a expanded program of immunization is that it prevents communicable diseases from spreading to new victims. Without new victims and hosts to grow and spread an outbreak of a communicable disease will naturally die out.
What is a vaccine made with live weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu?
In the US, that would be the vaccine used in the H1N1/09 nasal spray vaccinations. These weakened viruses used to make that nasal vaccine are called attenuated, which means weakened. The weakening is usually done with chemicals. People aged 2 to 49 can use this nasal spray vaccine. Those younger or older should use the flu shots which are made with inactivated ("dead") viruses.
What vaccinations do you need to go to Brazil?
You aren't required to get any vaccinations, but the recommended vaccines are:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Typhoid
Yellow Fever
Rabies
Consult your nearby travel vaccine clinic to get these vaccines.
What is the latest vaccine invented?
As of 2008, there is now a new vaccine that prevents the types of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause most cases of cervical cancer and genital warts.
How do they work to produce immunity against specific diseases?
When you get a disease and fight it off, your body produces specific antibodies for that disease, tiny organisms meant for that specific disease. While those antibodies remain in your system, you can't contract that same disease again.
Vaccinations are modified versions of the disease that they wish to produce immunity against. They produce a very toned-down effect of the actual disease, but cause your body to create the same antibodies, as if you'd had the real thing.
You are staying one night on lake Titicaca Peru do you need yellow fever vaccine?
Always check with your doctor / practise nurse as to the latest health requirements no later than four weeks before departure. Vaccinations are not required by the Peruvian Government to enter the country, but Hepatitis, Tetanus, Typhoid and Diptheria vaccines are generally recommended.
Do you need vaccinations for Singapore and Hong Kong?
Yes you do need vaccinations for Singapore and Hong Kong because you can get a vary harmful disses
Can an employer make flu shots mandatory for employees?
It is not legally required in Texas for health care employees to take flu vaccinations, but the state has mandated that employers must make the vaccinations available to those employees. The employee in Texas may refuse the flu shot, but if they do, the hospital may require that those employees wear protective devices to keep patients safe, such as face masks or respirators, at all times when on the premises.
In Canada:
This happened to my husband in his place of work in British Columbia, Canada and the employer cannnot make an employee take the flu shots and cannot fire an employee for refusing.
There are some cases if you work in the medical field where you are warned before hired that you must take flu shots because you are dealing with people that are ill already. Other than this they can't force you!
In the US employers can order employees to obtain flu shots if they are in the medical or care giving profession such as nursing homes, child care workers, home health care providers, and so forth.
The exception is if such procedures are contrary to a person's religious or ethnic doctorine or would present a risk to the person's health.
If the employee refuses whether or not they were given previous information of the requirement they can be legally terminated.
How do you explain how vaccinations work to kids?
It depends somewhat on the age of the child. The most simple explanation for a child could be something like:
A vaccine is a medicine that can keep germs from making you sick. You take this medicine ahead of time, when you are not sick, so if the germ ever comes around, your body already knows how to fight it before the germ can make you sick.
The way it knows how to do that is with a vaccination. The vaccination shows your body exactly what that germ looks like. Then your body makes up some of its own medicine that can kill that exact germ. It keeps the medicine to kill that germ in storage. It will use it if it ever sees that germ trying to give you an infection.
This makes it all easier and quicker for your body to fight the germ before the germ can make you sick. It can do it faster after the vaccination because it already has the matching medicine stored up. It doesn't have to start from scratch.
Is the HPV vaccine completely safe?
Vaccines can never be completely safe. There is always the odd chance that the vaccines become contaminated, the injection site becomes infected, or that the person has a severe allergic reaction. There have been a few reports of girls dropping dead within 3 days of the vaccine, but nobody really knows if the vaccine was the cause.
How did jenner know to use the cowpox disease to produce immunity to smallpox?
The observation that milkmaids almost never got smallpox.
Is polio vaccination is required to travel Ethiopia?
Yes, travel to many of the African countries need Polio vaccine dose prior to 4 weeks of Travel. This is irrespective of you had it when you were a kid.
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What schooling do you need to inject flu vaccine?
In the US, at minimum, an LVN or LPN in most states. Some places allow these to be given by specially trained CNA Medication Aides. Many states also allow an MA to administer them, they are Medical Assistants who usually work in a clinic or doctor's outpatient office setting.
An LPN is a Licensed Practical Nurse, some states call that health care professional an LVN, Licensed Vocational Nurse. A CNA is a Certified Nursing Assistant.
What vaccinations do you need for Ghana?
you need yellow fever vaccination and proof of it
and anti malaria medicine for the first 21 days i prefer malarone
I suggest you ask your GP They will give you a list. (:
Is BCG vaccine compulsory in the UK?
No the BCG vaccine is only given to those who are in the high risk groups. The vaccine used to be compulsory but it was changed in 2005.
What is the contact information for Farwaniya Hospital?
Post box no -18373
Area code - 81004
Farwaniya , Kuwait
Ph no - 965-24888000
Do you need a signed consent form for flu vaccine for infants?
Depending on the age of the infant, they may not be able to have a flu vaccination at all. Until they are 6 months old, infants can not be vaccinated for the flu because their immune systems are too immature. Some types of flu vaccines can not be used for children under age 2.
In the US, there does need to be the standard form completed for all administrations of influenza vaccines, regardless of patient age.
There are no Federal requirements to get signed informed consent, however, many states do have such laws. Your state health department can provide you with all needed forms, both Federal and State, often online.
There is Federal law that applies to providing Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) to all patients or their parent or legal representative/guardian prior to the vaccination, regardless of age. The VIS is produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides all state departments of health with the newest information and statements.
The VIS provision requirement is under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986. The VIS must include specific information about the vaccine, with both the benefits and risks of vaccination. The VIS must be provided every time a vaccination is to be given before the administration of the vaccine. Children under age 10 need a booster approximately 1 month after the initial vaccination to help their young immune systems produce the correct response. They must be given a second VIS before the booster is given.
Each provider of vaccinations is required to record and keep specific patient information about the vaccination and the vaccine used (lot number, etc.) in the medical record. Or, the office can keep a permanent log of the administrations.
Under Federal law, although providers are permitted to ask for signatures on Informed Consent forms, this is not a Federal requirement. Some states do have specific requirements, including signed consent.
Who can legally administer immunizations and vaccinations in the State of California?
the mayor or congress men
Is it safe to test vaccines on third world people?
Testing vaccines or medicines on third world people, in order to avoid possible risks of testing on US citizens would be unethical.
In a perfect world, yes, it is unethical to test any medication on groups of people who cannot either give informed consent, or are so desperate that they will consent regardless.
However, this leaves out the practical dimension. Withholding a possible cure or vaccine from a group solely based on their lack of education or lack of wealth is also condescending, and has the possible downside of allowing people to die unnecessarily.
The bottom line here is that to be safe and ethical, the drug companies should:
- Make sure that preliminary testing is done to the same standards, regardless of whether the human trials are to be conducted in a developed or developing country.
- Those being offered the vaccine are capable of following the directions required for the trial, so as to provide meaningful data about the drug's usefulness - that is, the recipient population needs to understand how to use the drug
- All recipients are fully informed about the risks that the drug poses, AND are updated frequently as to the ongoing progress of the trial (including possibly having the trial stopped ahead of time if it proves dangerous).
- No one should be forced against their will (either by their government, the drug company, or social convention) to participate in the test.
The main reason to test drugs in the Third World is cost: people in the developed world may be sufficiently confident in their ability to combat the disease that they refuse to take part in such a trial, and getting enough participants can be difficult. That is, people who chose to participate in a drug trial make a cost-benefit choice: are the possible beneficial aspects of the drug greater than the possible side-effects? This choice is based heavily on the individual's condition and social options. Frankly, those in the Third World generally have much less to lose, and thus, will accept more risk from such a trial.
The bad part of conducting trials in the Third World is that it is far easier for the trial to become corrupted - due to the significantly lower education level, and generally very high social instability, getting those in the trial to follow proper procedure can be extremely difficult in some cases. Also, due to the generally poorer health of those in the Third World, determining the exact effects of a drug on such a person can prove more difficult than with a developed country's test subject.
How many shots do you get to go into 7th grade Papillion NE?
I dont no sorry im getting mine today or tommarow my cousin se it feels like a pinch so im still afraid but im sure youll be fine
Can you be terminated if you refuse to take the flu shot?
In the US, that can depend on the type of work you do and the state you are in, as well as your terms of employment. It can be a requirement of employment that, if refused, can lead to termination in some situations. Certain vaccinations can be something that you are required to have to be able to work in some health care fields, or with certain patients. If you do not get the vaccination, you could put the patients at risk of complications or even death, especially infants, the elderly and those with immune deficiencies by exposing them to the disease- causing organisms you could be infected with before you even have symptoms and are aware that you are infected.
If you can not take the vaccination for your own health reasons, allergies, etc., then the employer might reassign you during flu season to a different work area away from these vulnerable patients, but this is often up to the discretion of the employer.
During the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, New York passed a state law requiring mandatory vaccinations against the new swine flu for workers in health care settings.
