Immunisation schedule and other screening tests

Question 1

What vaccines are given at 8 weeks old (2 months)

Answer 1

• DTap/IPV/HiB/HepB (infanrix hexa)
• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV (prevenar 13)
• MenB (bexsero)
• Rotavirus (rotarix)

Question 2

What vaccines are given at 12 weeks old (3 months)

Answer 2

• DTap/IPV/HiB/HepB (infanrix hexa)

- Rotavirus (rotarix)

Question 3

What vaccines are given at 16 weeks old (8 months)

Answer 3

• DTap/IPV/HiB/HepB (infanrix hexa)
• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV (prevenar 13)
• MenB (bexsero)

Question 4

What vaccines are given at 1 years old

Answer 4

• HiB/MenC (Menitorix)
• PCV (prevenar 13)
• MMR
• MenB booster (bexsero)

Question 5

What vaccines are given at 3 years 4 months

Answer 5

• MMR

- DTap/IPV (infanrix IPV/repevax)

Question 6

What vaccines are given to girls aged 12-13 years old

Answer 6

HPV (2 doses 6-24 months apart) - gardasil

Question 7

What vaccines are given at 14 years old

Answer 7

• Td/IPV (revaxis)

- MenACWY (nimenrix/Menveo)

Question 8

What vaccines are given at 65 years old

Answer 8

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV)

Question 9

What does the DTap/IPV/HiB/HepB (infanrix hexa) protect against, and when is it given

Answer 9

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B and Hepatitis B

Given: 8 weeks old, Twelve weeks old and 16 weeks old

(DTap and IPV given again at 3 years 4 months) - Diphtheria, tetanus, polio and pertussis

Question 10

What does the PCV vaccine protect against and when is it given

Answer 10

Pneumococcal infection (13 serotypes)

Given: 8 weeks old, 16 weeks old and 1 year old

Question 11

What does the MenB vaccine protect against and when is it given

Answer 11

Meningococcal group B

given: 8 weeks, 16 weeks and at 1 year

Question 12

When is the rotavirus vaccine given

Answer 12

8 and 12 weeks

Question 13

When is the MMR vaccine given

Answer 13

at 1 and at 3 years 4 months

Question 14

When is HiB and MenC given

Answer 14

1 years old

Question 15

What does the MenACWY vaccine protect against and when is it given

Answer 15

Meningococcal groups A,C, W and Y

aged 14 in year 9

Question 16

What does the Td/IPV vaccine protect against and when is it given

Answer 16

tetanus, diphtheria, polio

Aged 14 in year 9

Question 17

What is tested for in the Newborn blood spot/Guthrie test

Answer 17

Congenital Hypothyroidism (CHT)
Sickle Cell disorders
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
six inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs)
-phenylketonuria (PKU)
-medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
-maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
-isovaleric acidaemia (IVA)
-glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1) and
-homocystinuria (pyridoxine unresponsive) (HCU)

Question 18

When is the Newborn blood spot/Guthrie test performed

Answer 18

Between day 5&8 after birth.

Offered to all babies up to 1 year of age with the exception of CF (only valid up to 8 weeks)

Question 19

When is newborn baby Hearing screening performed

Answer 19

0-5 weeks of age

Question 20

When is the NIPE performed

Answer 20

Within 72 hours of birth and again at 6 and 8 weeks

Question 21

What are the main conditions screened for in the NIPE

Answer 21

congenital heart disease
developmental dysplasia of the hip
congenital cataracts and presence of red reflex
undescended testes

Question 22

When is the annual influenza spray given

Answer 22

every year from ages 2-8

Question 23

Which children should be treated as a priority in immunisations

Answer 23

Chronic lung disease and congenital heart disease

Down syndrome

HIV

no spleen or hyposplenism

Question 24

What could prevent a child from getting a live vaccine

Answer 24

on chemotherapy/radiotherapy

immunosuppressive treatment after organ or bone transplant

high-dose steroids

impaired cell-mediated immunity