Absolute risk and vaccine catch-up counselling — OSCE

Station tasks

Build rapport and explore housing and access barriers without blame. Explain absolute versus relative risk in plain language. Correct the herd-immunity misconception without shaming. Offer a concrete catch-up immunisation plan with a named follow-up owner. Decline the commercial multi-disease panel as a substitute for vaccination, explaining pathway and net-benefit reasons. Safety-net for fever after vaccines and for access problems. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [7]}