Vaccinations and Immunocompromised Children
Apr
19
2014
Presented by Donna Curtis, MD, MPH, Children's Hospital Colorado
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine
The presentation explores the rationale and science applied in decisions related to vaccinating children who are immunocompromised.
Objectives:
- Review the basics of how vaccines work.
- Explain when it is safe to use live-virus vaccines in certain children who are immunocompromised.
- Describe which vaccines have specific indications for certain immunocompromised conditions.
- State which travel-related vaccines are safe to use in children who are immunocompromised.
