National Immunisation Regimes

Question 1

Eligible for flu vaccine 2021-2022

Answer 1

> =50y (previously >=65y)
Children of certain ages
Pregnant

Care home resident
Frontline HSC
Primary carer

Specific conditions

Question 2

Who gets pneumococcal vaccine

Answer 2

< 1y or >=65y
Hyposplenism
Immunosuppression

Chronic heart/lung/kidney/liver disease
Diabetic on medication

Cochlear implant
CSF leak

Occupational risk

Question 3

Which asthmatics get pneumococcal vaccine?

Answer 3

Taking >=20mg prednisolone for >=1 month

Question 4

BCG is offered to infants who:

Answer 4

Live in high-incidence area (40/100,000) of UK

Have parent/grandparent born in high-incidence country (40/100,000)

Question 5

BCG is offered to which occupational workers

Answer 5

Health & social care
Prison staff
Working with homeless

Question 6

BCG offered to which contacts of Respiratory TB

Answer 6

Unvaccinated AND tuberculin-negative

Question 7

BCG offered to entrants <16y who:

Answer 7

Unvaccinated + tuberculin-negative + lived >3m high-incidence country