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Vaccines and notifiable diseases
A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A healthy, unvaccinated 3-year-old was exposed to measles 2 days ago. What is the best management?
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The answer is B: MMR vaccine now.
MMR given within 72 hours of exposure can protect a susceptible contact who can have a live vaccine.
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