Vaccines

Question 1

Name the live attenuated vaccines (7)

Answer 1

1. BCG
2. measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
3. influenza (intranasal)
4. oral rotavirus
5. oral polio
6. yellow fever
7. oral typhoid

Question 2

Name the inactivated preparations

(3)

Answer 2

rabies

hepatitis A

influenza (intramuscular)

Question 3

Name the Toxoid (inactivated toxin) vaccines (3)

Answer 3

tetanus

diphtheria

pertussis

Question 4

Name the Subunit and conjugate vaccines (5)

Answer 4

• pneumococcus (conjugate)
• haemophilus (conjugate)
• meningococcus (conjugate)
• hepatitis B
• human papillomavirus

Question 5

Which vaccination is given at birth?

Answer 5

BCG

At birth the BCG vaccine should be given if the baby is deemed at risk of tuberculosis (e.g. Tuberculosis in the family in the past 6 months).

Question 6

Which vaccination is given at 2 months?

Answer 6

• ‘6-1 vaccine’ (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Hib and hepatitis B)
• Oral rotavirus vaccine
• Men B

Question 7

Which vaccinations are given at 3 months?

Answer 7

*‘6-1 vaccine’ (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Hib and hepatitis B)

Oral rotavirus vaccine

PCV (Porcine circovirus)

Question 8

Which vaccinations are given at 4 months?

(2)

Answer 8

‘6-1 vaccine’ (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Hib and hepatitis B)

Men B

Question 9

Which vaccinations are given at 12-13 months?

(4)

Answer 9

Hib/Men C
MMR
PCV
Men B

Question 10

Which vaccine is given from 2-8 years, annually?

Answer 10

flu vaccine

Question 11

Which vaccines are given from 3-4 years?

(2)

Answer 11

‘4-in-1 pre-school booster’ (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio)

MMR

Question 12

Which vaccination is given from 12-13 years?

Answer 12

HPV vaccine

Question 13

Which vaccinations are given from 13-18 years?

(2)

Answer 13

‘3-in-1 teenage booster’ (tetanus, diphtheria and polio)

Men ACWY