Childhood vaccinations

Question 1

What does the 6 in 1 vaccine protect against?

Answer 1

Diphtheria, tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenza, Hep B

DTaP - IPV - HiB - Hep B`

Question 2

When is the 6 in 1 DTaP-IPV-HiB-Hep B vaccine given?

Answer 2

2 months, 3 months and 4 months

Question 3

Which vaccines are given at 2 months?

Answer 3

6 in 1
Pneumococcal (PCV)
Rotavirus
Meningitis B

Question 4

Which vaccines are given at 3 months?

Answer 4

6 in 1

Rotavirus

Question 5

Which vaccines are given at 4 months?

Answer 5

6 in 1
Pneumococcal (PCV)
Men B

Question 6

Which vaccines are given around a child’s first birthday?

12-13 months old

Answer 6

MMR
HiB - MenC
Men B
PCV (pneumococcal vaccine)

Question 7

Which vaccines are given from 3 years and 4 months?

Answer 7

DTap - IPV (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and polio)
MMR
Flu

Question 8

Which vaccine is given to girls aged 12-13 years?

Answer 8

HPV (types 16 and 18)

Question 9

Which vaccines are given to all teens? (around 14 years of age)

Answer 9

MMR
Td - IPV (Tetanus, diphtheria and polio)
Men ACWY

Question 10

Examples of live attenuated vaccines

Answer 10

MMR 
Rotavirus 
Influenza nasal spray
Varicella (chickenpox)
Zoster (shingles)

Question 11

Examples of vaccines made of inactivated organism

Answer 11

IPV (inactivated polio vaccine)

Whole cell pertussis

Question 12

Example of vaccines made of components of an organism

Answer 12

Diphtheria toxoid
Pneumococcal
Tetanus toxoid

Question 13

Conjugate vaccine examples

Answer 13

Men C
HiB
(theses are made of polysaccharides attached to immunogenic proteins)