Exam 1: Immunizations Flashcards
True or False: The vaccine registry for the state of Ohio is a mandatory program, so everyone must participate.
False: not mandatory; most don’t participate.
What criteria must children meet to get “free vaccinations”?(must pay for injection 5-10$)
no health insurance, Medicaid, American Indian or Alaskan Native.
The federal law requires __________ ____________ __________ to be handed out whenever certain vaccinations are given.
Vaccine Information Sheets.
Which vaccines are not intramuscular route and what is their route?
Rotavirus: oral, Influenza: can be intranasal & intramuscular, Varicella: Subcutaneous, MMR: Subcutaneous
When are Hepatitis B vaccines given?
birth, 1 month, and 9 months.
What is important to remember when the doses of Hep B?
2nd has to be given at least a month after 1st, and 3rd dose has to be given at least 6 months after the 1st.
DTaP(Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) is given when?
2, 4, 6, 18 months and again 4-6 yrs.
IPV(inactivated poliovirus) is given when?
2, 4, 6 months. extra dose around 18 months, and final dose at 4-6 yrs.
HIb(Haemophilus influenza type b) is given when?
2, 4, 6, and 12-18 months. unless > 15 months then just one injection.
What can HIb cause?
epiglottitis, pneumonia, and bacterial meningitis.
When is Prevnar 13 given?
2, 4, 6, and 15 months.
What does prevnar 13 protect against?
pneumococcal disease.
When is the Rotavirus given?
2, 4, 6 months.
With Rotavirus the first dose cant be given later than? and last dose has to be given by?
12 wks of age; 32 wks of age.
What is different about the Rotavirus vaccine?
oral: live vaccine.
When is Hepatitis A given?
between 15-24 months. must be at least 6 months apart.