Smallpox Vaccination Mark Upfal, MD, MPH Detroit Medical Center Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds Detroit Receiving Hospital February 13, 2003 Collaborators: Kay Cadwell, Pat Goins, Kathy Reilly
Topics Smallpox vaccination & history Vaccine effectiveness Administration/Outcomes Revaccination
Topics Adverse Reactions Treatment Contraindications
Topics Smallpox & Vaccination History
Smallpox
Smallpox on trunk
Pustules scabs scars
Jenner 1798 Treatise on Vaccination
Historic Timetable 1796Dr. Jenner infects James Phipps w/ cowpox 1805Use of cows to produce vaccine 1940sFreeze-drying technology 1949Last US case of smallpox 1965Licensure of bifurcated needle 1971Routine vaccination stopped in US 1975Last case of V. major in Bangladesh 1977Last case of V. minor in Somalia 1983Vaccine withdrawn from civilian market
Topics Smallpox vaccination & history Vaccine effectiveness
Protects against orthopox viruses ATB’s w/in 10 days Post-exposure – effective if given w/in 4-5 days
Topics Smallpox vaccination & history Vaccine effectiveness Administration/Outcomes
No alcohol or prep Dip into vial & pick up droplet btwn needle prongs Never vaccinated: 3 rapid punctures perpendicular to skin, induces trace blood after 15-20” Previously vaccinated: 3 rapid punctures perpendicular to skin, induces trace blood after ” Wipe off w/ gauze; dispose waste as biohazard Administration
Vaccine Administration
Method of Administration Applied to the upper arm using a multiple-puncture technique with a bifurcated needle.
Semipermeable Adhesive Dressing
Infection control procedures
Normal Vaccination Reaction Time 0Vaccination 3-4Papule 5-6Vesicle with surrounding erythema → vesicle with depressed center 8-9Well-formed pustule 12+Pustule crusts over → scab 17-21Scab detaches revealing scar
Major reaction Vesicular or pustular lesion or palpable induration surrounding a central crust or ulcer Indicates success Equivocal reaction May be technique failure & no immunity Repeat vaccination
Expected Outcome Papules 3-5 days Pustular lesion 6-12 days Scab days CDC recommends daily checks for HCWs
Topics Smallpox vaccination & history Vaccine effectiveness Administration/Outcomes Revaccination
Those vaccinated in 1970’s may not be protected May have fewer adverse reactions Revaccinate researchers every 10 yrs if still working with the virus
Topics Adverse Events
Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions Guidance for Clinicians January 24, 2003 / 52(Dispatch);1-29
Common Side Effects Local pain (30%), itching (80%) & erythema Malaise Low grade fever Regional lymphadenopathy
Adverse Events (1/800) Autoinnoculation 529 per million Generalized Vaccinia 242 per million Eczema Vaccinatum 39 per million Vaccinia necrosum 1.5 per million Vaccinial Encephalitis 12 per million
Autoinnoculation
Generalized Vaccinia Generalized vesicular skin lesions w/o eczema Hx or other preexisting skin dz Believed 2 o to viremia w/ dermal seeding Usually minor; Few signif. sequelae
Generalized Vaccinia
Generalized vaccinia Child recovered without sequela
Generalized Vaccinia
Eczema Vaccinatum Patients w/ h/o eczema Generalized dermal spread Rarely mild cases present only scattered individual lesions
Eczema Vaccinatum Can occur w/ inactive eczema More severe in contacts Contact almost always in household
Pre-Tx Eczema Vaccinatum
Post-Tx Eczema Vaccinatum
Eczema vaccinatum
Eczema Vaccinatum in a 27 yo
Eczema Vaccinatum in a 22 yo
Eczema vaccinatum
Eczema Vaccinatum
Eczema vaccinatum
Eczema vaccinatum from contact w/ recently vaccinated child Patient recovered without sequelae or permanent ocular damage
Vaccinia necrosum (progressive vaccinia) Immunocompromised individuals Severe local spread w/ necrosis Can be fatal
Progressive Vaccinia in a child with hypogammaglobulinemia
Progressive vaccinia (vaccinia necrosum) seen w/ cell-mediated immunodeficiency Fatal in a child with immunodeficiency
Progressive vaccinia
Progressive vaccinia in lymphosarcoma
Severe Progressive Vaccinia in a child with SCID
Vaccinial keratitis VIG is contraindicated
Vaccinial Keratitis
Encephalitis VIG not useful
Fetal Vaccinia (28 week birth)
Strep vaccine site
Staph vaccine site
Infant with Post-Vaccination Erythema Multiforme
Adverse Reactions – U.S., 1968 ComplicationRate per Million doses Rate Autoinoculation 5291/1,890 Generalized vaccinia 2421/4,132 Eczema vaccinatum 391/25,641 Progressive vaccinia 1.51/666,666 Encephalitis 121/83,333 Total12541/797 Lane JM, et al. J Infect Dis 1970;122:303-9.
What’s different today? Many more immunocompromised Better administration technique & follow-up Better screening for contraindications Better medical care for side effects
Precautions Potentially infectious from papule (2-5d) to scab separation (14-21d) Opsite dressing Proper waste disposal Personal hygiene, universal precautions Wash clothing hot (detergent/bleach) Per CDC, no need to furlough HCWs
Topics Adverse Reactions Treatment
Vaccinia Immune Globulin (VIG) Ig from vaccinees Used for eczema vaccinatum, progressive vaccinia, severe generalized vaccinia & ocular vaccinia Not effective in postvaccinial encephalitis Contraindicated in vaccinial keratitis Now available both IM & IV
Cidofivir Indications Failure of VIG treatment Patient is near death VIG supplies exhausted 5 mg/kg IV over 60 min. (see package insert!)
Cidofivir Side Effects Severe renal toxicity Administer with IV hydration & probenicid Neutropenia, proteinuria, ocular toxicity, metabolic acidosis ? Carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, hypospermia
Ocular treatment VIG only if no keratitis Trifluridine Vidarabine (no longer manufactured)
Topics Adverse Reactions Treatment Contraindications
Eczema Hx (incl mild or remitted) Other acute or chronic skin conditions if active (burns, impetigo, zoster, psoriasis) Immunodeficiency HIV, CA, Steroids (>20 mg, >2 wks in past 3 mo.), Organ transplant
Pregnant or planning pregnancy Household contacts with these conditions Serious, life-threatening allergies to ATBs - polymyxin B, streptomycin, tetracycline, or neomycin Contraindications
Contraindications today Solid organ transplant patients 184,000 Cancer patients/survivors8,500,000 HIV positive550,000 known; 300,000 unknown Atopic dermatitis28,000,000
Q & A *Special thanks to Dr. William Atkinson, CDC National Immunization program, for his kind contribution of slides to this presentation.