Immunizations

Question 1

Passive immunity

Answer 1

From someone else (mother to baby, or receiving IV immmunoglobulins)
-decreases over time faster than active immunity

Question 2

Live vaccines

Answer 2

COZY IV RM

• Cholera
• Oral typhoid
• Zostavax
• Yellow fever
• Intranasal influenza
• Varicella
• Rotavirus
• MMR

Question 3

Giving multiple live vaccines at once?

Answer 3

Yes can be given same day

-if not same day, space 4 weeks apart

Question 4

2 important CIs for live vaccines

Answer 4

Immunosuppression and pregnancy

Question 5

CI in severe egg allergy

Answer 5

Yellow fever

Live, attenuated influenza vaccine

Question 6

CI in severe gelatin or neomycin allergy

Answer 6

Zostavax

Varicella

Question 7

Steroid classification for immunosuppression

Answer 7

Systemic steroid for greater than or equal to 14 days, at doses greater than or equal to 20mg or 2mg/kg of prednisone daily

Question 8

What age should start getting flu shot

Answer 8

6 months

If first shot 6 months- 8 years: give 2 doses 4 weeks apart

Question 9

What age to get shingrix

Answer 9

50 years

-at least 8 weeks after zostavax

Question 10

Vaccines stored in freezer

Answer 10

Zostavax
Varicella
MMRV
Oral cholera vaccine

Question 11

SC only vaccines

Answer 11

MMR 
MMRV
Varicella
Zostavax 
Yellow fever

Question 12

IM or SC Vaccines

Answer 12

Pneumovax 23