Question 257 · LEK · Cross-cutting topics
Indicate the true statement regarding preventive vaccinations:
- A. earlier administration of measles vaccine is not a contraindication against administration of the 3-valent combined MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine.
- B. administration of tuberculosis vaccine is contraindicated in children of mothers who received immunosuppressive treatment, including biological treatment within 3 months prior to childbirth.
- C. for post-exposure prevention of tetanus, a patient with an uncertain history of vaccinations against tetanus and at low risk of tetanus should be given all the required (primary and booster) vaccine doses, i.e. 3 doses at 0-1-6-month intervals.
- D. answers A and B are correct.
- E. answers A, B and C are correct.
Hint
Assess each statement separately: earlier measles vaccine, live vaccines after in-utero exposure to immunosuppressants, tetanus prophylaxis with an unknown history.
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