Recommendations, Immunizations Flashcards
When give fluoride and iron fortified foods?
Fluoride - after 6 mo
Iron - 4-6 mo
Vit D supplement
Formula:
Only if formula has no vit D
Baby low birth weight
Poor milk intake
Breastfeeding:
Inadequate Vit D intake in mom’s diet, no sun exposure
Introduce solids at
4-6 mo age
Risk of atopy before this
How long avoid honey for?
1st year life
Live attenuated vaccines
Viral
- MMR
- varicella
- yellow fever
Bacteria
- BCG
- oral typhoid
Inactivated vaccines
Virus
- polio
- rabies
- hepatitis A
Protein based/toxoid
- hep B
- influenza
- pertussis
- diptheria
- tetanus
Polysaccharide based
- pneumococcal
- HIb
- meningococcal
Simultaneous admin of vaccines
OK for inactivated vaccines at separate sites except:
- cholera
- typhoid
- plague
Live viruses should be administered 1 month apart
Pneumococcal and whole virus flu can be given together at diff sites
Vaccine hypersensitivities 2/2 to..
Egg
Neomycin
Streptomycin
When are you permanently contraindicated to vaccines?
Severe allergy to prior admin
Encephalopathy after pertussis vaccine
OK to immunize preterm infants at chronologic age?
Yes!
And don’t reduce dosage
General rules for catch up
For lapsed vaccines
- resume schedule as if usual interval has elapsed - don’t repeat doses
- 2nd dose HiB only if 1st dose > 15 mo old
- 2nd dose PCV7 only if child < 2 yo
When is Hib 2 dosing needed and when is it not?
If had HiB disease < 2 yo - no immunity conferred
Don’t need 2 dose if give vaccine > 15 mo age
If mom is Hep B +, what do you do for neonate?
Begin prevention within 12 h birth
HBV and HBIG at DIFFERENT sites
Vaccinations at birth
Hep B #1
Vaccinations at 2 months
6 vaccines
(Pentacel)
DTaP #1
Polio #1
Hib #1
Pneumococcal #1 (Prevnar)
Rota #1
Hep B #2