Approach to Pediatric Immunizations Flashcards
A credible internet resource pertaining to adult and pediatric immunizations
cdc.gov
Addressing common vaccine myths:
- MMR causes autism
- People w/ egg allergies can’t get influenza vaccines
- Vaccines cause disease
- Not getting immunizations decreases overall lifetime risk for child
- False
- They can
- False, live attenuated vaccines may result in short-term sx like fatigue and rash but not disease itself
- False
Define:
- Vaccination
- Vaccine
- Immunization
- Immunity
- Vaccination is the process of administering vaccine
- Vaccine stimulates body’s immune system to initiate immunization
- Immunization is the process of undergoing body changes to develop immunity
- Immunity is the state in which person is protected/resistant against disease
Define endemic:
- Disease that occurs at ______ in the population
- Example: UK declared ______ as endemic after resurgence due to 2 factors _______
- Disease that occurs at predictable & consistent rate
- Declared measles as endemic due to globalization and vaccine hesitancy
Individual immunity provides what sort of protection against diseases that kill or permanently impair?
Long-term, sometimes life-long
How does herd (community) immunity work?
Enough to meet disease-specific threshold amount of people protected from disease, thereby somewhat protecting those who are only partially immunized and those who are not immunized at all.
True or false:
- Vaccines are 100% effective and those who are fully immunized are guaranteed to be protected against the disease
False
What can occur when community vaccination rates drop below threshold of herd immunity?
Widespread disease outbreaks
In terms of public health, vaccinations are beneficial because they reduce/prevent:
- 4.
- deaths
- illness
- hospitalizations
- direct and indirect healthcare costs
What age group receives the most concentrated amount of vaccines and is deemed most crucial for vaccination?
Birth-2 yo
When a vaccine is given is dependent on what 2 factors?
- When body’s immune system is optimally functioning
- Earliest possible age
Why are boosters needed for some vaccines?
Some vaccines do not provide lifetime protection. If vaccine effectiveness “wears off” adults can get disease and pass onto unprotected populations (i.e. infants)
- True or false: Normally, vaccines should be given early if possible.
- Under what circumstance might that change?
- False, follow schedule established by CDC
- CDC gives specific recommendations during an outbreak
Active immunization works by adminstering _____ into host to induce _______
Adminstering antigen into host to induce formation of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Active immunization utilizes what 2 things?
- killed or inactive immunogen
- live attenuated immunogen
5 characterisitics of an ideal immunogen
- Completely prevent disease
- Prevent carrier state
- Toxicity absence
- Prolonged protection w/ minimal immunizations
- Available for mass distribution (cheap, easy to give)