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A 12-month-old girl is brought to a general practice in Perth for her scheduled immunisations, which include measles-mumps-rubella and meningococcal ACWY vaccines. She has had a clear runny nose for two days and her temperature today is 37.4 °C; she is feeding and playing normally. Her 3-year-old brother had a febrile convulsion the evening after his 18-month vaccines. Her mother says the girl came out in hives after eating scrambled egg at nine months. She takes no medicines. Which one of the following is the most appropriate course of action today?
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