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Immunization: You Call the Shots
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General Recommendations
on Immunization
 
 Objectives
 Antigens & Antibodies
 Active & Passive Immunity
 Types of Vaccines
 General Rules
 General Rule #1
 General Rule #2
 General Rule #3
 General Rule #4
 General Rule #5
 General Rule #6
 General Rule #7
 Contraindictions & Precautions
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General Rule #5

Increasing the interval between doses of a multidose vaccine
does not diminish the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Decreasing the interval between doses of a multidose vaccine
may interfere with antibody response and production.

Parents adopt a 2-year-old child from Russia. They have partial
vaccination records, which state that MMR vaccine was given at
12 months, and that polio vaccine was given at 2 months,
4 months, and 12 months. Based on these records, what action
should be taken?

Option A The child should be started on a "catch-up" schedule for vaccines not listed in the vaccination record.
Option B The child should be started on a "catch-up" vaccine schedule for all childhood vaccines.
Option C Vaccination should be delayed until complete vaccination records can be obtained.
Option D For the vaccines not listed in the record, serologic testing should be done to check for immunity.