RUBELLA VACCINE

Course overview

THE RUBELLA VACCINE IS A VACCINE THAT AIMS TO PREVENT RUBELLA. RUBELLA, ALSO KNOWN AS GERMAN MEASLES, IS AN ACUTE, SELF-LIMITING, CONTAGIOUS VIRAL INFECTION SEEN MOST OFTEN IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS INFECTED WITH THE RUBELLA VIRUS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE RUBELLA VACCINE AS IT RELATES TO ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE VACCINE ACCORDING TO THE PATIENT POPULATION AND THE CLINICAL SCENARIO.