On the pre-event information worksheet, in item 16, page 5 of 7, current use of steroid eye drops is a contraindication to receipt of immunization. What is the rationale behind this contraindication?
Persons with inflammatory eye diseases may be at increased risk for inadvertent inoculation due to touching or rubbing of the eye. Therefore it may be prudent to defer vaccination of persons with inflammatory eye diseases requiring steroid treatment until the condition resolves and the course of therapy is complete. See ACIP guidelines: http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination/pdf/acip-guidelines.
Persons with inflammatory eye diseases may be at increased risk for inadvertent inoculation due to touching or rubbing of the eye. Therefore it may be prudent to defer vaccination of persons with inflammatory eye diseases requiring steroid treatment until the condition resolves and the course of therapy is complete.
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