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So, let's say there's a hypothetical patient in her late 60s.
Self reported history of meningitis in her 20s, and she is also asplenic.
They come in with saying their specialist MD told them they need both versions of the meningitis shot, and not to stop going to the pharmacy until they'd received 3 injections over the course of a few months.
I tell them that I'll have to research it to see if I'm allowed to do that under my immunization protocol.
M.D. then faxes me an Rx with "Give both vaccines" for Bexsero and Menactra, along with a sheet detailing the patient's history.
I've been digging for about 30 minutes now in the ACIP recommendations, but I'm wading through pages and pages of info on the schedules for teenagers.
Is giving both shots to this theoretical patient:
A.) No don't do it.
B.) I can't see any reason not to do it.
C.) This is actually exactly the correct way to do it per the guideline that you can't find for some reason, and here's a link to that guideline: ________________.
Self reported history of meningitis in her 20s, and she is also asplenic.
They come in with saying their specialist MD told them they need both versions of the meningitis shot, and not to stop going to the pharmacy until they'd received 3 injections over the course of a few months.
I tell them that I'll have to research it to see if I'm allowed to do that under my immunization protocol.
M.D. then faxes me an Rx with "Give both vaccines" for Bexsero and Menactra, along with a sheet detailing the patient's history.
I've been digging for about 30 minutes now in the ACIP recommendations, but I'm wading through pages and pages of info on the schedules for teenagers.
Is giving both shots to this theoretical patient:
A.) No don't do it.
B.) I can't see any reason not to do it.
C.) This is actually exactly the correct way to do it per the guideline that you can't find for some reason, and here's a link to that guideline: ________________.