An immigrant child is in the clinic for MMR vaccination. The nurse learns that the child has recently received an immune globulin injection for a viral infection, currently has an upper respiratory infection with a temperature of 100°F, and has a recent history of thrombocytopenia, which has resolved. What does the nurse tell the child's parents?
A) "The vaccine is contraindicated in this child because of the history of thrombocytopenia."
B) "The child should be brought back for the vaccine when the temperature is back to normal."
C) "The child is at increased risk of developing autism from this vaccine."
D) "The vaccine must be postponed for 3 months after administration of the immune globulin."
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