Title: Parental Knowledge of Their Own Immunization to Poliomyelitis
Abstract:<h3>To the Editor.—</h3> Although vaccineassociated paralytic poliomyelitis is extremely rare (one case among vaccine recipients per 8.7 million oral poliovirus vaccine [OPV] doses distributed, and on...<h3>To the Editor.—</h3> Although vaccineassociated paralytic poliomyelitis is extremely rare (one case among vaccine recipients per 8.7 million oral poliovirus vaccine [OPV] doses distributed, and one case among contacts per 5.1 million doses distributed),<sup>1</sup>every practitioner dreads the possibility of being involved in the litigation surrounding such an unfortunate case. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have recommended two acceptable courses of action<sup>2</sup>: (1) Administer OPV to the infant irrespective of the immune status of the adult contact. This is the current practice for most of us, but it gives us little peace of mind. (2) Elicit a history of poliomyelitis immunization status of adult household contacts and, if this is negative, give inoculated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) to the susceptible adult prior to giving the child OPV. A busy practice and the possibility of decreasing the likelihood of vaccine complianceRead More
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-08-02
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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