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Bacterial Infections/prevention & control , Child Welfare/statistics & numerical data , Mass Vaccination/statistics & numerical data , Mass Vaccination/standards , Vaccines/therapeutic use , Bacterial Infections/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Pertussis Vaccine/therapeutic use , Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated/therapeutic use , Risk Factors , Thimerosal/therapeutic use , United Kingdom/epidemiology , Vaccines, Acellular/therapeutic use , Vaccines, Combined/therapeutic use , World Health OrganizationABSTRACT
It is not unusual these days for children and young people in the UK to travel abroad to a variety of developed and developing countries around the world. Health professionals need to to be able to give travellers an individual health risk assessment based on where they are going, what they are likely to be doing and taking into account any pre-existing medical conditions. Immunisation is part of that assessment, along with advice on other ways of reducing health risks and preventing disease. This article looks particularly at advice on immunisation for children travelling abroad.
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Immunization/nursing , Travel , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Immunization Schedule , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Malaria/prevention & control , Nursing Assessment , United KingdomSubject(s)
Immunization/nursing , Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/adverse effects , Midwifery/standards , Nurse-Patient Relations , Parents/education , Autistic Disorder/chemically induced , Humans , Immunization/psychology , Measles/prevention & control , Nurse's Role , Nursing Evaluation Research , Parents/psychology , Patient Education as Topic/methods , Practice Guidelines as Topic , United KingdomSubject(s)
Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Immunization , Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine , Measles/prevention & control , Autistic Disorder/etiology , Child , Consumer Product Safety , Humans , London/epidemiology , Measles/epidemiology , Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/adverse effectsABSTRACT
Following adverse publicity about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, most parents ask their health visitors, GPs and practice nurses about the risks and benefits. To address parents' concerns and help health professionals answer their questions, the Department of Health has provided information through its agency NHS Immunisation Information. This article contains some of the commonly asked questions together with answers and references.
