Assessment 2

Question 5

Complete each statement by choosing the correct option from the drop-down list.

1.  Vaccines that contain aluminium salts must be administered by injection to reduce the risk of nodule/abscess formation.
2. BCG is the only routine EPI vaccine given to infants by injection.
3. Current rotavirus vaccine should only be given by the route.
4. Combined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccines should only be given by the route.
5. A needle-free method of giving flu vaccine is administration by .
6. Measles vaccine should be injected into the layer.

Answer

Please note that the vaccine must be given by the same route as in the clinical trials that led to its approval.

Correct answers:

  1. Vaccines that contain aluminium salts must be administered by intramuscular injection to reduce the risk of nodule/abscess formation.
  2. BCG is the only routine EPI vaccine given to infants by intradermal injection.
  3. Current rotavirus vaccine should only be given by the oral route.
  4. Combined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccines should only be given by the intramuscular route.
  5. A needle-free method of giving flu vaccine is administration by intranasal spray.
  6. Measles vaccine should be injected into the subcutaneous layer.