Vaccinations Flashcards
Contraindications to a child having a vaccine(5)
confirmed anaphylaxis reaction to previous vaccine dose; live vaccines in immunocompromised; egg allergy (flu/yellow fever); severe latex allergy; acute or evolving illness
Types of vaccine (2)
live virus; inactivated virus
Live virus vaccine
attenuated organism which can replicate in host
examples of live vaccines
OPV, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, rotavirus, zoster and flu
3 types of inactivated vaccine
suspension of killed organism; subunit vaccines; conjugate vaccines
example of suspension inactivated vaccine
whole cell pertussis (whooping cough), whole cell typhoid
examples of subunit vaccines
diptheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid
example of conjugate vaccines
Hib, MenC
Vaccinations at 2 months (4/7)
Hib, Men B, Rotavirus, PCV, DTaP, IPV, HBV
Vaccinations at 3 months (3/6)
DTaP, IPV, Hib, HBV, MenC, MenB, Rotavirus
Vaccinations at 4 months (3/6)
MenB, DTaP, IPV, Hib, HBV, PCV
Vaccinations at 12-13 months (4)
Men B, PCV, MenC/Hib, MMR
Vaccinations at 3y4m - 5years
MMR, DTaP, IPV
Vaccinations at 2-12 years
Flu
Vaccines in the teenage years
Td/IPV, HPV, MenACWY