Proper Vaccine Administration
September 2010
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| Published September 2010 | |
| Information presented in this article may have changed since the original publication date. For the most current immunization recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, visit www.immunize.org/acip/acip_vax.asp. | |
| It’s essential that all clinic staff members are well trained in proper vaccine administration technique. Unfortunately, vaccine administration errors are not uncommon and may result in having to recall patients and repeat doses. Avoiding vaccine administration errors will save your clinic time, money and potential embarrassment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) receives frequent inquiries from healthcare professionals regarding vaccine administration errors and what to do about them (e.g., “do I repeat the dose, and if so, when?”) The most common vaccine administration errors include: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| To prevent these errors from happening in your practice, make sure everyone is well trained and use a standardized system throughout the office. Resources are available to help train your staff and provide periodic refreshers during staff meetings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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