Thursday, September 4, 2008

Rotavirus vaccination

Still on rotavirus. Try this
New mum, Charlene, asks a lot of questions about rotavirus vaccine as she has not heard of it. Which of the following statements is true?
a) The monovalent rotavirus vaccine should be given in two doses at about 2 months and 4 months of age - both doses need to be received before the age of 7.5 months
b) The pentavalent rotavirus vaccine should be given in two doses at about 2 months and 4 months of age - both doses need to be received before the age of 7.5 months
c) One of the rotavirus vaccines available in Australia is not a live attenuated virus vaccine
d) An infant's food consumption does not need to be restricted before or after receiving either of the available rotavirus vaccines

3 comments:

Unknown said...

My answer is D.Rotavirus is given orally and not affected by food consumption

Song said...

My answer: D

Unknown said...

My guess is D. After the vaccination, I think food consumption should not be affected? A - C I have no idea at all.