Childhood Vaccinations Flashcards
Which flu vaccine is offered to children aged 2 - 17
LIVE attenuated quadrivalent vaccine (Nasal spray)
Children aged 6 months - 2 years are offered the injected/nasal spray flu vaccine
(delete as appropriate)
Injected
The nasal spray is not licensed for this age group
True or false:
Meningitis will always present with a non-blanching rash
FALSE
Not everyone will present with a rash. If other symptoms of meningitis are present, patients should still be referred urgently
1st dose of MMR at _____
Booster at _____
1 year old
3 years ad 4 months old
Check MMR status at 14 years old
At what age do children receive the first dose of the vaccine for pertussis (whooping cough)
8 weeks old
Part of the six in one vaccine: DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB
What vaccines are in infanrix hexa
- Diptheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Hepatitis B
- Polio
- Haemophilus influenzae type B
What does BCG stand for
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Where is the BCG vaccine administered
Deltoid muscle (upper arm)
Which routine vaccine (1st dose at 8 weeks) is given orally
Rotavirus (causes gastroenteritis)
Which vaccine (1st dose at 8 weeks) is administered in the LEFT thigh
Meningococcal group B
Routine vaccines given at 8 weeks ?
3 points
- Infanrix Hexa (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB)
- Meningococcal group B
- Rotavirus
Routine vaccines given at 12 weeks
3 points
- Infanrix hexa second dose
- Rotavirus second dose
- Pneumococcal single dose (13 serotypes)
Routine vaccines at 16 weeks ?
2 points
- Infanrix Hexa third dose
2. Meningococcal B second dose
At what age do you receive the first dose of the MMR vaccine
One year old (on or just after the first birthday)
At what age do you receive the SECOND dose of the MMR vaccine
3 years old
At what age would you vaccinate against 23 pneumococcal serotypes instead of 13?
65 years +
At what age is the shingle vaccine offered
70 years old
