Immunisations

Question 1

Which immunisations are live attenuated vaccines?

Answer 1

MMR
Oral polio vaccine
Varicella
Rotavirus
Flu
Yellow fever

Question 2

What are the contraindications to giving a vaccine?

Answer 2

Confirmed anaphylaxis to previous dose
Live vaccines: 
- immunosuppression
- pregnancy
Egg allergy:
- yellow fever
- flu
Severe latex allergy
Acute or evolving illness (defer until resolved)

Question 3

Which vaccinations are given at 2 months?

Answer 3

DTaP / IPV / HiB / HepB (6 in 1)
- diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, H. influenzae B, Hep B
Men B
Rotavirus
PCV (pneumococcal)

Question 4

Which vaccines are given at 3 months?

Answer 4

DTap / IPV / HiB / HepB

Rotavirus

Question 5

Which vaccines are given at 4 months?

Answer 5

DTap / IPV / HiB / HepB
Men B
PCV

Question 6

Which vaccines are given at 12-13 months?

Answer 6

MenB
PCV
HiB/MenC
MMR

Question 7

Which vaccines are given at 3 years 4 months - 5 years?

Answer 7

MMR

DTaP / IPV

Question 8

Who gets the HPV vaccine?

Answer 8

Girls AND boys aged 12-13 (two doses)

Question 9

Which vaccines are given age 13-14?

Answer 9

Td / IPV

MenACWY

Question 10

Who gets the annual flu vaccine?

Answer 10

Aged 2 or older if at risk group
Pregnant women
Adults age 65 or over

Question 11

Who gets the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV)?

Answer 11

Aged 2 or older if at risk group

65 year olds

Question 12

Who gets the shingles vaccine?

Answer 12

70 year olds

Question 13

What are the definitions of Elimination, Eradication + Extinction of disease?

Answer 13

Elimination:
- reduction to zero, continued intervention measures required e.g. neonatal tetanus
Eradication:
- permanent reduction to zero, interventions no longer needed e.g. smallpox
Extinction:
- infectious agent no longer exists in nature or in the lab e.g. none