Bar vaccination
The bar vaccination (syn. Bar vaccination , incubation vaccination ) is a vaccination that is regionally initiated after the outbreak of an illness. The aim is to prevent the further spread of the pathogen by causing faster antibody production in contact persons.
A bar vaccination is necessary if the local herd immunity falls below a certain level, as is the case e.g. B. in Germany may be the case with measles (" vaccination fatigue ").
Examples
Diseases for which bar vaccinations can be carried out:
- Smallpox - vaccination is possible for a period of at least 4 days after direct or indirect contact. In the latter case, people who live in the same household with (including vaccinated) contact persons are also vaccinated
- chickenpox
- Meningococci
- Hepatitis A
- Mumps - post exposure for a maximum of 5 days
- Measles - according to the Robert Koch Institute , the effectiveness is assessed as limited, but is still recommended up to 3 days after exposure
- poliomyelitis
swell
- ↑ Smallpox. 30 important questions and answers - Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs (2006) ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b STIKO on locking vaccination with MMR vaccine (PDF; 87 kB)
