Vaccinations

Question 1

Which vaccines are live-attenuated?

Answer 1

Measles, mumps, rubella, rotavirus, small pox, yellow fever, shingles, chicken pox

Question 2

Which vaccines are inactivated?

Answer 2

Hepatitis A, polio (injection), rabies, flu

Question 3

Which vaccines are conjugates?

Answer 3

Hep B, Hib, HPV, pertussis, pneumococcal, meningococcal

Question 4

Which vaccines are toxoid?

Answer 4

Diptheria, tetanus

Question 5

Which vaccines are given at 2 months old?

Answer 5

• DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, inactivated polio vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type B, hepatitis B)
• PCV (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine)
• Rotavirus
• Men B

Question 6

Which vaccines are given at 3 months old?

Answer 6

• DTap/IPV/Hib/HepB

- Rotavirus

Question 7

Which vaccines are given at 4 months old?

Answer 7

• DTap/IPV/Hib/HepB
• PCV
• MenB

Question 8

Which vaccines are given at 12 months (within 1 month of 1st birthday)?

Answer 8

• Hib/MenC
• MMR
• PCV
• MenB

Question 9

Which vaccines are given at 3 years and 4 months (- 5 years)?

Answer 9

• MMR

- DTaP/IPV

Question 10

Which vaccines are given between 2-12 years?

Answer 10

• Flu vaccines

Question 11

Which vaccines are given between 12-18 years?

Answer 11

• Td/IPV (tetanus, diptheria and polio)
• Men HCWY
• HPV types 16 to 18 (girls 12-13 years)

Question 12

Which vaccines do people >65 get?

Answer 12

• Flu

- PPV (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine)

Question 13

What age do people get a herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine?

Answer 13

• 70

- currently running a catch up scheme for those over 70

Question 14

How many pneumococcal strains are covered by the PCV (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) given in childhood?

Answer 14

• 13 strains

Question 15

How many pneumococcal strains are covered by the PPV (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) given to the elderly?

Answer 15

• 23 strains