ID - Vaccines

Question 1

Live attenuated vaccines

Answer 1

Viral:

• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine
• Live attenuated influenza vaccine (seasonal flu nasal spray and the 2009 H1N1 flu nasal spray)
• Chickenpox (Varicella) vaccine
• Smallpox vaccine
• Oral polio (Sabin) vaccine
• Rotavirus vaccine
• Yellow fever vaccine

Bacterial:

• BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) vaccine
• Oral typhoid vaccine
• Epidemic typhus vaccine

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Question 2

Vaccines that interact with immunoglobulin products

Answer 2

• Measles-containing vaccines (MMR and MMRV)
• Varicella-containing vaccines (Varicella and MMRV)

Question 3

Recommended intervals between administering measles or varicella vaccine and immunoglobulin-containing products

Answer 3

• IVIG: 8-11 months, depending on dose
• Whole blood: 7 months
• Plasma, platelets, packed red blood cells (PRBCs): 6 months
• Measles immunoglobulin: 6 months
• Varicella immunoglobulin: 5 months
• Rabies immunoglobulin: 4 months
• Tetanus, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B immunoglobulins: 3 months