Lecture 14 - Childhood Immunisations Flashcards
How do you measure the effectiveness of a vaccine?
Antibodies being produced in individual
Epidemiological assessment
How do we assess the saftey of a vaccine being developed?
Animal trials
Human trials
Post marketing surveillance
What is the point of vaccines?
To immunise and shield against serious disease
Herd immunity
What are the 5 facts of vaccines?
Vaccines are safe abnbnndn effective
Vaccines prevent deadly illnesses
Vaccine provide better immunity than natural infection
Combined vaccines are safe and beneficial
If we stop vaccination, disease will return
What is the monatary value of immunisation?
Most cost effective way to save lives
Economically benefical
Every $ invested in vaccination $16 are saved in healthcare costs
What are the broad benefits of vaccines?
Prevents illness
Reduces burden on healthcare system
Kids cognitive function skills improve quicker since not ill
Savings on medical expenses
Increases parents productive time
Why do childhood vaccinations help reduce antimicrobial resistance?
Less disease means less antibiotics need to be used
What are the 2. Key bodies/info sources for vaccinations for doctors?
Joint committee on vaccination and immunisation
The green book
What type of meningitis is on the decline due to vaccinations?
Meningococcal meningitis
What is the Andrew Wakefield case?
Where a scientist and his colleagues made a false link between the MMR vaccine and childhood autism
What is vaccine hesitancy?
Delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services
What are some factors leading to vaccine hesitancy?
Complacency
Convenience
Confidence
How do we try and tackle vaccine hesitancy?
Understand parents ICE
Stay on message use clear language
Inform parents about how safe process is
Address issues of pain with immunisation
Address the issue that natural disease isn’t actually better than being vaccinated
