Final Flashcards
LAIV is recommended for?
LAIV is approved only for healthy nonpregnant people age 2–49yrs.
For whom is the vaccine “TIV” recommended?
recommended for all adults. (This includes healthy adults ages 19–49yrs without risk factors.)
Adults age 18 through 64yrs may be given any intramuscular TIV product or, alternatively…….
the intradermal TIV product (Fluzone
Intradermal).
Adults ages 65 yrs and older may be given standard-dose TIV or, alternatively,
the high-dose TIV (Fluzone High-Dose).
what is the flu vaccine schedule?
Give 1 dose every year in the fall or winter.
If 2 or more live virus vaccines are to be given, they should be given on the same day, if not give them at least ____ apart
28 days
patients with allergies to ______ blank should not receive flu vaccines.
Egg protein
History of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within 6wks following a previous vaccination is a precaution for what vaccines?
Influenza
Td
Tdap
PPSV is to be administered in what fashion?
IM or SC
who should receive PPSV? (6 things)
- people 65+
- people younger than 65 who have a chronic illness
- American Indian/Alaska Natives age50 through 64yrs if recommended by local public health authorities)
- Asplenic individuals
- immunocompromised individuals or people who are on immunocompromising drugs,
- organ or bone marrow transplant
PPSV vaccine schedule
Give a 1-time revaccination to people
- Age 65yrs and older if 1st dose was givenprior to age 65yrs and 5yrs have elapsed since dose #1.
- Age 19 through 64yrs who are at high-
est risk of fatal pneumococcal infection
or rapid antibody loss and 5yrs have elapsed since dose #1.
MMR is (live/inactivated) and is given ___
live, SC
MMR should be given to…
- people born after 1957 (should get at least 1 dose)
- people in high risk groups (healthcare, travelers, college students) (should get 2 Doses)
- people born before 1957 who are healthcare workers and arent immune (history of 2 doses)
- women of childbearing age who not immune to rubella
if 2 doses of MMR are recommended, the second dose should be given no sooner than _____ weeks after the first
4
if a pregnant woman is susceptible to rubella, she should be given ____ dose ______
1, postpartum
MMR can be given within _____ of measles exposure as prophylaxis
72 hours
MMR is contraindicated in HIV patients, even if they aren’t immunocompromised. T/F?
False, if they aren’t severely immunocompromised, they can receive MMR (200 cells/μL)
Varicella should be given to
All adults without history of immunity