Immunizations

Question 1

Live (attenuated) Vaccines

Answer 1

MMR, FluMist, Varicella, Rotavirus

Question 2

Inactivated Vaccines

Answer 2

Hep A, IPV, Hib, PCV, MCV, tetanus, diptheria

Question 3

Whole-Cell vaccines

Answer 3

Hep A, IPV.

Question 4

Fractional vaccines

Answer 4

Hib, PCV, MCV.

Question 5

Toxoids

Answer 5

tetanus and diptheria

Question 6

Recombinant vaccines

Answer 6

HPV and FluMist

Question 7

Hepatitis B (HBV) Doses

Answer 7

Birth, 1-2 mo, 6-18 mo.

Question 8

Hepatitis B (HBV) Contraindications

Answer 8

Allergy to bakers yeast

Question 9

DTaP Doses

Answer 9

2 mo, 4 mo, 6 mo, 15-18 mo, 4-6 years.

Question 10

DTaP Contraindications

Answer 10

Encephalopathy within 7 days of prior vaccine or progressive neurological disorders

Question 11

DT Indications

Answer 11

Given to children that can’t tolerate purtussis

Question 12

Tdap doses

Answer 12

11-12 yrs. Booster for those 19yrs or older. Pregnancy between 27-36 weeks gestation.

Question 13

Td indications

Answer 13

Booster shot given every ten years or when trauma requires.

Question 14

Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)

Answer 14

2 mo, 4 mo, 6 mo, 12-15 mo (booster)

Question 15

Hib contraindications

Question 16

Inactivated polio virus (IPV) doses

Answer 16

2 mo, 4 mo, 6-18 mo, 4-6 yrs

Question 17

IPV contraindications

Answer 17

Allergies to neomycin/streptomycin/polymixin

Question 18

Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13) doses

Answer 18

2 mo, 4 mo, 6 mo, 12-15 mo (booster)

Question 19

Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23) indications

Answer 19

High risk kids older than 2. Given after PCV13.

Question 20

Rotavirus doses

Answer 20

2 mo, 4 mo, 6 mo.

Question 21

Rotavirus contraindications

Answer 21

SCID, Latex allergy, Intussusception, gastroenteritis, altered immunocompetence.

Question 22

Hepatitis A vaccine (HAV) doses

Answer 22

First dose at 12-23 mo. Then second 6-18 mo later.

Question 23

HAV contraindications

Answer 23

Latex allergy

Question 24

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) doses

Answer 24

12-15 mo and 4-6 years

Question 25

MMR contraindications

Answer 25

Pregnancy, Allergies to neomycin/gellatin, immunosuppression

Question 26

Varicella Vaccine

Answer 26

12-15 mo and 4-6 years

Question 27

MMRV

Answer 27

MMR with varicella

Question 28

Meningococcal Vaccine

Answer 28

11-12 years and 16 years (booster). 21 and unders living in dorms.

Question 29

Meningococcal Vaccine early indications

Answer 29

Asplenia, complement deficiency, residency in other countries, community outbreak.

Question 30

Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine

Answer 30

2 or 3 dose series. Older than 10 and at risk (asplenia, complement deficiencies, outbreak)

Question 31

Meningococcal vaccine contraindications

Answer 31

Allergic to tetanus/diptheria vaccine, latex allergy, pregnancy

Question 32

Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) Doses

Answer 32

11-12 years. 3 series (0, 2, 6 months)

Question 33

Cervarix

Answer 33

HPV vaccine. serotypes 16 and 18. Only for women.

Question 34

Gardasil

Answer 34

HPV vaccine. more serotypes also for men.

Question 35

Inactivated Influenze Vaccine (IIV) Doses

Answer 35

Annually for everyone over 6 mos. Children from 6 mos to 8 years require two doses for first vaccination 4 weeks apart.

Question 36

IIV indications

Answer 36

children 6-59 mos, pregnancy, chronic disease, immunosuppression, contacts of very old/young

Question 37

IIV contraindications

Answer 37

Guillian Barr Syndrome, egg alergy (more than just hives)

Question 38

Intranasal Influenza Vaccine (FluMist)

Answer 38

Live vaccine. 2-49 years of age.

Question 39

FluMist contraindications

Answer 39

egg allergy, pregnancy, asthma/wheezing episode within 12 months, those on aspirin containing products, those who have taken anti-viral medications within 48 hours, immunocompromised.