Immunizations

Jason Treat, Charlotte Nicholson, Erik Morken, Peter Ghobrial, Aubrey

Askins, John-Paul Hayworth

Immunizations -- combination

• OPV and IPV

• vaccines can be interchanged

Dangers

• VAPP -- Vaccine Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis -- OPV only

• Age risk

• Post-Polio Syndrome

Poliomyelitis

• Eradicated in US

• Last wild case 1979

• September 1994 -- Western Hemisphere

• Global eradication by 2000 -- WHO/UNICEF

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

• What is it?– A dead form of a live virus strain

• Where can it be found?– Most doctor offices– Free Clinics in local communities

• What else should I know?– Most children should have 2 vaccinations– 12 - 15 months and 4 - 6 years of age

Side Effects

• Almost all people have no side effects

• 1 - 2 weeks: – Breakout of rash, fever, swelling of glands or possibly a seizure

• 1 - 3 weeks:– Pain, stiffness, or swelling of the joints that last up to three

days

• Severe Problems:– Low number of platelets

– Long seizures, decreased consciousness, coma

Government Involvement

• Children Immunization Initiative Act– Began in 1993– Goal: By 1996, to have less than 1600 cases reported– Goal extended to 2000: to have less than 500

• World Health Organization– Global Programme for Vaccinations and Immunizations– UNICEF

• Other health agencies…– Pan American Health Organization

What Immunization Records say about Parenting

• Responsible parenting is often reflected in immunization records. MMR vaccinations given on time are rarely, if ever associated with abusive households.

• The standards for immunization records vary greatly from state to state and city to city.– The city comptroller of New York recently reported

that 30% of students in high-risk districts have not received their vaccinations on time.

Who got the Vaccines?

0

200

400

600

800

Polio#1

Polio#2

Polio#3

Polio#4

Polio#5

MMR#1

MMR#2

Got It

Did Not

How does this Compare?

80%85%90%95%100%

South Waco Stats.

Texas Stats.*

U.S. Stats.*Polio (3 or more doses)

MMR (one or moredoses)

DTP (3 or more doses)

How many got the Vaccines Timely?

0 200 400 600

Polio #1

Polio #2

Polio #3

MMR #1

MMR #2

Never

Late

On Time or Early