Reducing pain at the time of vaccination: WHO position paper, September 2015—Recommendations

Abstract This article presents the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations for pain mitigation at the time of vaccination from the WHO position paper on reducing pain at the time of vaccination: WHO position paper—September 2015, recently published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record...

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Published in:Vaccine 2016-07, Vol.34 (32), p.3629-3630
Main Author: Anon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Allergy and Immunology
Analgesics
Anxiety
Breastfeeding & lactation
Caregivers
Health policy
Humans
Immunization
Injections
Pain
Pain - prevention & control
Pain Management - methods
Pain mitigation
Pain reduction
Poliomyelitis
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Public Health
Vaccination
Vaccination - adverse effects
Vaccines
Viruses
WHO position
World Health Organization
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Summary:Abstract This article presents the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations for pain mitigation at the time of vaccination from the WHO position paper on reducing pain at the time of vaccination: WHO position paper—September 2015, recently published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record [1] . This position paper summarizes the evidence and integrates information pertaining to the reduction of pain, distress and fear during immunization across all age groups. In accordance with its mandate to provide guidance to Member States on health policy matters, WHO issues a series of regularly updated position papers on vaccines and combinations of vaccines against diseases that have an international public health impact, and on vaccination-related policy questions particularly concerning the use of vaccines in large-scale immunization programmes. They summarize essential background information and conclude with the current WHO position. This position paper addresses a cross-cutting issue which is relevant for all injectable vaccines and reflects the recommendations of WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization. These recommendations were discussed by SAGE at its April 2015 meeting. The evidence presented at the meetings can be accessed at http://www.who.int/immunization/sage/previous/en/index.html.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.005