VACCINE SAFETY AND ADULT VACCINES Flashcards
Permanent contraindications t
severe allergic reactions
encephalopathy
severe combined immunodeficiency
history of intussusception
occurring
within 7 days of pertussis vaccination
encephalopathy
specific for rotavirus
vaccine
severe combined immunodeficiency
specific for rotavirus vaccine.
history of intussusception
Vaccines use what kind of egg
Emrbryonated chicken eggs
used as vaccine stabilizer
Gelatin
preservative
Thimerosal
prevent microbial growth in multi-dose
vaccines
Neomycin
gloves, pre-filled syringe caps, rubber stopper of
vials.
Latex
T/F: All patients with non-specific allergies could be vaccinated
True
T/F: Patients with penicillin allergy could be vaccinated
True
Temporary precautions
Moderate or severe acute illness
Recent recipient of an antibody-containing blood
product
T/F: Recent recipients of MMR, varicella-containing vaccines and Zoster Vaccines can receive vaccines
False; only MMR and Varicella can receive
Temporary precautions to receiving LIVE vaccines:
Live
Immunosuppression
Causes of severe immunosuppression:
Congenital immunodeficiency, leukemia, lymphoma, or
generalized malignancies -> must avoid __________
live vaccines
Causes of severe immunosuppression:
Px undergoing cancer tx must wait atleast _________ before receiveing a dose
3 mos
Causes of severe immunosuppression:
Long-term use of high-dose steroid must avoid
Live Avvines
T/F: asthma patients on steroid inhalers may receive live vaccines
true
T/F: patients on alternate-day therapy, rapidly tapering, and short (less than 14
days) high-dose steroid therapy, topical formulations, and physiologic replacement schedules, may receive live vaccines
True
HIV patients should avoid
Live Vaccines
Revaccination is needed in this patient group since
antibody titers to certain vaccine-preventable diseases
(such as polio, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, Hib)
decline
Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients
Excessive limb swelling
product related
Failure of manufacturer
Quality defect
Non-sterile injection reconstitution error, vaccine stored or transported incorrectly
Error-related
Vasovagal syncope in adolscent following immnization
anxiety
Fever occurs at the time of vaccination but it is infact caused by malaria
Coincidental
