Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Summarise the standard precautions to minimise the risk of infection or injury when handling vaccines, diluents and injection equipment.
• Describe how to reconstitute BCG and measles vaccines with the correct diluent before administration.
• Describe the correct route of administration for each of the injectable EPI vaccines.
• Describe the correct preparation and administration of oral polio vaccine (OPV).