Assessment 6

Question 5

Below find the press statement of the interactive exercise in Module 6.

Link the paragraph of the press statement to its corresponding main message from the drop-down list.

AEFI death in Lukurna, Lisusistan: Initial findings

1.	Pentavalent vaccination was introduced 2 months ago and about 50,000 doses have been administered by today. Choose... Response undertaken to respond to this event. Future Follow-up actions Supporting scientific facts Information on the event Information on possible cause Introduction
2.	Two days ago, the death of a three month old boy from Lukurna Health Centre has been reported. This child had received a dose of pentavalent vaccine 4 days ago together with 23 other children. Of these other children, none had an untoward reaction to the vaccine. Choose... Response undertaken to respond to this event. Future Follow-up actions Supporting scientific facts Information on the event Information on possible cause Introduction
3.	Following standard procedures, the Ministry of Health of Lisusistan appointed a high level team of experts to investigate promptly the child’s cause of death. The investigation revealed no link between the death of the child and the vaccination. According to the experts, the probable cause of death was asphyxia. Choose... Response undertaken to respond to this event. Future Follow-up actions Supporting scientific facts Information on the event Information on possible cause Introduction
4.	Every day, an estimated 20 children die from non-vaccine related causes in Lisusistan. Choose... Response undertaken to respond to this event. Future Follow-up actions Supporting scientific facts Information on the event Information on possible cause Introduction
5.	Consequently it can be expected that a some death cases can coincidentally occur in short temporal relationship following vaccination. Choose... Response undertaken to respond to this event. Future Follow-up actions Supporting scientific facts Information on the event Information on possible cause Introduction
6.	So far, no other serious adverse event was reported. Our officials will continue to monitor ongoing immunization activities to ensure the safety of children in Lisusistan. Choose... Response undertaken to respond to this event. Future Follow-up actions Supporting scientific facts Information on the event Information on possible cause Introduction

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