Vaccination Schedule Flashcards
What vaccines should a child have had by 8 weeks?
6-in-1
Men B
Rotavirus
What does the 6-in-1 vaccine consist of?
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Polio
- Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)
- Hepatitis B
What vaccines should a child have had by 12 weeks?
6-in-1 vaccine (second) Pneumococcal vaccine (PCV, 13 serotypes) Rotavirus vaccine (second)
What vaccines should a child have had by 16 weeks?
6-in-1 vaccine (third)
Men B vaccine (second)
What vaccines should a child be given on/ after their first birthday?
Hib/Men C vaccine containing vaccines against meningitis C (first) and Hib (fourth)
Pneumococcal (PCV) booster (second vaccine)
MMR vaccine
Men B booster (third vaccine)
What vaccines should a child be given on/ after 3 years, 4 months old?
MMR vaccine (second) 4-in-1 pre-school booster
What does the 4-in-1 pre-school booster consist of?
Diphtheria (dTaP)
Tetanus
Pertussis (Whooping cough)
Polio
Who gets given the HPV vaccine?
12-13 year old girls and boys
What does the HPV vaccine protect against?
HPV types 16 and 18 and genital warts caused by types 6 and 11.
What vaccines would be given at 14 years?
3-in-1 teenage booster
Men ACWY vaccine
What does the 3-in-1 teenage booster consist of?
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Polio
What vaccines do people aged around 65 receive?
Pneumococcal vaccine (PPV) Inactivated flu vaccine (given annually)
At what age is the shingles vaccine given?
70 years
What are the free travel vaccines you can receive?
Hepatitis A vaccine
Typhoid vaccine
Cholera vaccine
What vaccine is aimed at first-time university entrants?
Men ACWY
What vaccines would pregnant women be given?
Flu
Pertussis (Whooping cough)
What is the benefit of conjugate vaccines?
Change the immune response to T cell dependent -> allows for booster response and more immunogenicity
What chemicals are commonly used to inactivate vaccines?
Formalin
Give examples of viral live attenuated vaccines
Measles mumps rubella Varicella Yellow fever Intranasal flu Oral polio
Give examples of bacterial inactivated vaccines
Pertussis
Typhoid
Cholera
Plague
Give examples of polysaccharide vaccines
Pneumococcal Meningococcal disease
Salmonella typhi
What type of vaccine is the haemophiliac influenza type B vaccine (HiB)?
Conjugate
What type of vaccine is the human papilloma virus?
Recombinant
What type of vaccine is the hepatitis B virus?
Recombinant
Who are the ‘at risk’ groups invited to take the flu vaccine?
Anyone who is immunosuppressed or is at greater risk of exposure to pathogens.
Pregnant women At risk children from 6 mths to 17 years Healthcare professionals Anyone with: - splenic dysfunction - chronic cardioresp conditions - chronic neuro conditions - diabetes - Chronic kidney/ liver disease - Complement disorders
What vaccines would patients with asplenia be offered?
Men ACWY Men B Pneumococcal Influenza Annual flu vaccine
Who would routinely be offered hepatitis A and B vaccinations?
Patients with:
Chronic liver conditions
Haemophilia
True or false? Patients with stage 4 and 5 CKD are offered hepatitis B vaccinations?
True
Who is offered the BCG vaccine?
Infants in areas of the UK where TB incidence > 40 in 100,000
Infants with either a parent/ grandparent in a high incidence country
When would babies born to hepatitis B infected mothers be vaccinated?
Birth
4 weeks
12 months
