Question

Jackson, a 4-year-old boy, is unable to get the MMR vaccine due to a severe allergy to the antibiotic neomycin. Jackson will be starting kindergarten next year and his parents are trying to decide whether to send him to Oak Crest Elementary School, which has an 80% vaccination rate for MMR, or Sycamore Glen Elementary School, which has a 95% vaccination rate for MMR. 1. What would you advise them and why? Last week, Jackson and his family went to see a movie at a local theater. Two days later, a girl that had been sitting three rows behind them in the theater developed a rash and was diagnosed with measles. 2. Is Jackson at risk of contracting measles? Explain your reasoning. (For full credit, be sure to discuss how and when measles is transmitted.) 3. Jackson's 3-month-old breastfed sister was also in the theater. Is she at risk of contracting measles? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer: As it is discussed in the summary that Jackson didn’t got his MMR vaccination due to allergy.
-So he is more prone to the Measles, Mumps, & Rubella virus attack.
-I will advise to Jackson to be prevented from measles and mumps virus.