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Take This Counsel for Vaccine Administration Success

Published on Tue Sep 15, 2020

Question: A 5-year-old patient came with Mom to receive MMR [measles, mumps, and rubella] and DTaP [diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis] vaccinations. The pediatrician administered both along with counseling. Then, as Mom and patient were leaving the office, we realized that the patient also needed a Hepatitis B shot, so we called the patient back in and a medical assistant administered [...]
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