A local school has a measles outbreak with low vaccination rates. According to Public Health England, what is the best immediate public health measure...

Question

A local school has a measles outbreak with low vaccination rates. According to Public Health England, what is the best immediate public health measure?

Accepted Answer

Isolate symptomatic children and offer MMR vaccination to unvaccinated contacts

Answer

Close the school indefinitely

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Give prophylactic immunoglobulins to all staff

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Advise no action until hospitalisation occurs

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Take no action

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Measles outbreak

A local school has a measles outbreak with low vaccination rates. According to Public Health England, what is the best immediate public health measure?