Immunizations Flashcards
What are the risk factors requiring a pneumovax vaccine?
hemoglobinopathies, explania, spleenic dysfunction, HIV infection, congenital immunodeficiencies, renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, chronic cardiac disease
What should be done if the mothers HBsAg status is unknown?
Test mother for hepatitis b status give the happy vaccine within 12 hours of birth, if mother test positive HBIG should be given no later than one week of age
What immunizations are given at 12 months?
Hib, PCV13, MMRV, Hep A
When is the Hib vaccine series given?
A series of three given at two four and six month and one booster at age 12 months
When is the varicella series given?
Series of two at 12 months and 4 years
When is the hepatitis a vaccine given?
Series of two at between the ages of 1 and 2 years, 6 months apart
When is the IPV vaccine contraindicated?
History of anaphylaxis to streptomycin
What immunization is given at 18 months of age?
Hep A
What is the earliest age the influenza vaccine can be given?
6 months of age
What should a child be given who is born to a hepatitis b antigen positive mother?
Happy vaccine and .5 ml of the hepatitis b immune globulin within 12 hours of birth
What is the series for the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine?
Series of two at 1 year and the second at 4 years old
What immunizations are given at 4 months of age?
rota, DTaP, Hib, PCV13, IPV
Hepatitis b series schedule?
Newborn before hospital discharge, 2 months, 6 months
How early can the MMR vaccine be given?
6 months
How far apart does the hepatitis a vaccine need to be given?
6 months
When is the meningococcal vaccine given?
Series of two ages 11 to 12 years and a booster at the age of 16 years
What is the vaccine series for DTaP?
Series of three given two, four, and six months, and two boot boosters at 15 months and 4-6 years
How far apart does the varicella vaccine need to be given?
3 months apart
What age group receives a dose of .25 ml of the influenza vaccine?
6 to 35 months of age. After that, the dose starting at 3 years is 0.5 ml
When would you give the MMR a vaccine early?
It’s exposed to measles or traveling to endemic areas, but they will need to complete the primary series at the normal times upon return
When does the Tdap vaccine series start?
Is a series of one vaccine given at 11 or 12 years, with subsequent boosters given every 10 years
If a child is receiving their first flu vaccine, what age do they no longer require two initial doses one month apart?
9 years old
Rotavirus vaccine series?
2 dose series at 2 and 4 months
3 dose seies at 2, 4, and 6 months
What are the two pneumococcal vaccines called?
PCV 13 and PPSV23
What is should be done after administering the HPV vaccine?
Adolescents should sit for 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine due to vasovagal response
When is the PCV-13 vaccine given?
Series of three at two four and six months and one booster at 12 months
What is the only vaccine with a volume less than 0.5 ml?
Influenza vaccine
When should the MMRV vaccine not be given?
People who are pregnant or immuno suppressed
What are the reportable events according to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System?
Anaphylaxis, encephalitis, death
What vaccinations are given at 2 months of age?
hep B, rota, DTaP, Hib, IPV, PCV13
What immunization is given at 4 years of age?
DTaP, IPV, MMRV
What immunizations are given at 6 months of age?
DTaP, PCV13, Hep B, IPV, Hib
At what age is the Hib vaccine no longer recommended?
5 years
When is the polio vaccine / IPV vaccine given?
Series of four at 2, 4, 6 months and 4 years
What vaccines are given at 15 months of age?
DTaP
At what age is the DTaP vaccine no longer indicated?
Age 7 as diphtheria is more of a concern in young children and infants
What are two age requirements for the rotavirus vaccine?
do not start after 15 weeks of age
maximum age for final dose is 8 months
What vaccine is given at birth?
hep B
When is the HPV vaccine given?
Series of two recommended at 11:00 or 12 years with a second dose given 6 to 12 months after the first dose
When is the PPSV23 given?
Pneumovax is given to children age 24 to 59 months who are at high risk, and did not complete the original series
6-18 years if indicated
What does Hib stand for?
Haemophilus influenzae type B
