Vaccination Flashcards

1
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What vaccines are given during 2 months of age?

A

6 in 1, Men B and PCV and rotavirus

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2
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What vaccination are given at 4 months?

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6 in 1 vaccination, Men B and Rotavirus

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3
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What is the 6 in 1 vaccine?

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Diptheria
Tetanus
whooping cough (pertussis) 
Hib (Haemophilus influenza B) 
Polio 
Hepatitis B
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4
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What is given at the 6 month vaccination appointment?

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6 in 1 vaccine, PCV, Men C vaccine

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5
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What is in the 12 month vaccination?

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MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), MenB vaccine

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6
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What is given at the 13th month vaccination appointment?

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Hib/MenC (Haemophilus influenzae B and Meningococcal conjugate vaccine)
PCV

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7
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When can my child get the flu vaccine?

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2 to 12 years old

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8
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What is given at the 1st year of secondary school?

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HPV9 and MenACWY and Tdap

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9
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What is innate immunity?

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non-specific defence mechanisms activated by chemical properties of the antigen these start within hours of antigen appearance in the body.

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What is innate immunity?

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non-specific defence mechanisms activated by chemical properties of the antigen these start within hours of antigen appearance in the body.

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10
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What is the adaptive immunity?

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This is an antigen specific immune response, which is more complex than the innate immune system. However it takes time to create immune cells to attack.

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11
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who is the culprit who started the rumour about Autism with MMR vaccine?

A

Andrew Wakefield 1998

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11
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who is the culprit who started the rumour about Autism with MMR vaccine?

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Andrew Wakefield 1998

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12
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What is the problem with relying solely on herd immunity to protect your children?

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Herd immunity is dependent on your local population and the immunisation status of each individual around you. This is impossible to control. It is not normally evenly spread and how clusters can form.

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13
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What is the chance of death from measles if my child contracted if while unvaccinated?

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one in 1,000

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13
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What is the chance of death from measles if my child contracted if while unvaccinated?

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one in 1,000

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14
Q

What is the risk of serious allergy with vaccination?

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1 in 1.3 million doses

15
Q

What is the formaldehyde concentration in nail polish?

A

0.5%

16
Q

What is the concentration of formaldehyde in fruit?

A

300 to 400 mg/kg, so one apple would have 40 mg of formaldehyde

17
Q

What is the amount of formaldehyde in a vaccine?

A

0.02 mg per dose

18
Q

how much formaldehyde is in a child’s body naturally?

A

1.1 mg of formaldehyde

19
Q

What about mercury?

A

only the influenza vaccine contains mercury based preservative s and there are mercury free alternatives.

20
Q

What about aluminium

A

this is an adjuvant in vaccines to amplify the immune response. The combined content in 6 months of vaccines is 4.4 milligrams while the content in 6 months of breast feeding is 7 milligrams.

20
Q

What about aluminium

A

this is an adjuvant in vaccines to amplify the immune response. The combined content in 6 months of vaccines is 4.4 milligrams while the content in 6 months of breast feeding is 7 milligrams.

21
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What is primary failure of the vaccination mean?

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This occurs when the individual fails to make an initial immunological response to the vaccination. 10% of children do not respond to the 1st MMR vaccine that is why there is a booster dose.

21
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What is primary failure of the vaccination mean?

A

This occurs when the individual fails to make an initial immunological response to the vaccination. 10% of children do not respond to the 1st MMR vaccine that is why there is a booster dose.

22
Q

What is secondary vaccination failure?

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This occurs when an individual responds to the vaccine but the protection wanes over time, this is when boosters are introduced.

22
Q

What is secondary vaccination failure?

A

This occurs when an individual responds to the vaccine but the protection wanes over time, this is when boosters are introduced.

23
Q

how many vaccines can a baby react to at one time?

A

10,000 vaccines

23
Q

how many vaccines can a baby react to at one time?

A

10,000 vaccines

24
Q

When are polysaccharide vaccines used?

A

These are used in response to outbreaks, mainly in Africa. They are not effective before age 2 and they offer 3 year protection but no herd immunity

25
Q

When are conjugate vaccines used?

A

These are used in prevention strategies, including routine immunisation and outbreak response. They confirm long lasting immunity (over 5 years) and induce herd immunity. They can be used in the first year of life.

25
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When are conjugate vaccines used?

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These are used in prevention strategies, including routine immunisation and outbreak response. They confirm long lasting immunity (over 5 years) and induce herd immunity. They can be used in the first year of life.

26
Q

What are protein based vaccines used for?

A

These are used against Neisseria meningitis B. It has been introduced into the routine immunisation schedule in the UK and Ireland. It can be used in outbreak response.

27
Q

when are the pneumococcal vaccines given?

A

2, 6 and 13 months

28
Q

when is the HIb vaccine given

A

2,4,6 and 13 months

29
Q

when is rota virus vaccine given?

A

2 and 4 months

30
Q

when is the diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccine given?

A

2 4 and 6 months

31
Q

what is in the 6 in 1?

A

diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib B, hep B given at 2 4 and 6 months

32
Q

when is the meningitis vaccine given?

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2 (men B), 4 months (Men B), 6 months (Men C), 12 months (men B) and 13 months (Men c)

33
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what is given to 4 and 5 year olds vaccination wise?

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4 in 1: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and polio. also there second dose of MMR.

34
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what is given to 12 and 13 year old for vaccination?

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HPV( 1+2), 4 in 1 booster (D.Polio, Pertussis, and tetanus), Meningitis