Vaccines 1

Question 1

HBV

Answer 1

• Component vaccine

- HBsAg

Question 2

DPTa

Answer 2

Component vaccine

• Diptheria- toxoid
• Tetanus- toxoid
• Pertussis- aceullar (3-5 components)

Question 3

Hib

Answer 3

• Conjugated vaccine (polysaccharide capsule + protein antigen)

Question 4

IPV

Answer 4

• Polio vaccine

Killed vaccine

Question 5

13vPCV

Answer 5

• Conjugated vaccine (polysaccharide capsule + protein Ag)

- Contains 13 different strains of pneumococcal C

Question 6

Rotavirus

Answer 6

• Live pentavalent attenuated OR (live) empirically attenuated

Question 7

Hib + MenC- when do we give this and what sort of vaccine?

Answer 7

• 12 months
• Conjugated
• Epidemiologically Hib outbreaks tend to occur earlier than MenC so we start the program a little earlier

Question 8

MMR- when and what

Answer 8

• 12 months

- (live) empirically attenuated

Question 9

Why is MMR given at 12 months

Answer 9

• maternal IgG passed on from mother is usually still present in baby after birth, and levels only decline after a few months. So this is to ensure that the vaccine is not neutralised by maternal IgG so that baby can develop proper immune response.

Question 10

VZV

Answer 10

(live) empirically attenuated

Question 11

HPV

Answer 11

component virus