Vaccines

Question 1

Bacillus Calmette -Guérin

BCG

Answer 1

Tuberculosis

live attenuated

1 dose - (ID)

At birth [@ 90 mins after birth]

Deltoid

Question 2

Hepa B Vaccine

Answer 2

Hepatitis B

Recombinant

1 dose - (IM)

At birth [@ 90 mins after birth]

Adults: Deltoid
Infants: Vastus lateralis

Question 3

Oral Polio Vaccine

OPV

Answer 3

Polio

Live attenuated

3 doses [2 drops per dose] - (oral)

@ 6-10-14 weeks

Question 4

Inactivated Polio Vaccine

IPV

Answer 4

Polio

Inactivated

1 dose - (IM)

@ 14 weeks

Only: 3 doses @ 2 months (interval of
4–8 weeks)

Vastus lateralis

Question 5

Pentavalent

PENTA

Answer 5

1. Diphtheria,
2. Tetanus,
3. Pertussis,
4. Hepatitis B,
5. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Inactivated, conjugate polysaccharide

3 doses - (IM)

@ 6, 10, 14 weeks
Booster
> Tetanus vaccine
> Diphtheria vaccine

Vastus lateralis

Question 6

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

PCV

Answer 6

Pneumonia

Conjugated

3 doses - (IM)

@ 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age for infants

Vastus lateralis

Question 7

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

PPV

Answer 7

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Polysaccharide

1 dose - (IM)

@ 60 and 65 years old for adults

Deltoid

Question 8

MMR

Answer 8

Measles
Mumps
Rubella

Live attenuated

2 doses - (SC)

@ 9 months and 12 months

Upper arm

Question 9

MR

Answer 9

Measles
Rubella

Live attenuated

1 dose - (SC)

@ Grade 1 and grade 7

Question 10

Rotavirus Vaccine

Answer 10

Gastroenteritis

Live attenuated

2 doses (Rotarix); 3 doses (Rotateq™) – (oral)

@ 6 and 10 weeks

Question 11

Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

JE Vaccine

Answer 11

Japanese Encephalitis

Live attenuated

1 dose - (SC)

@ 9 months

Upper arm

Question 12

Tetanus Diphtheria Vaccine

Td Vaccine

Answer 12

Tetanus
Diphtheria

Toxoid

School-Based Immunization (SBI): 2 doses - (IM)
Women of childbearing age (WCBA): 2 dose @ 1st pregnancy, 1 dose in each subsequent pregnancy = 5 total doses (IM)

Deltoid

Question 13

Human Papilloma Virus vaccine

HPV vaccine

Answer 13

Human Papilloma Virus

Recombinant

2 doses - (IM)

Routinely @ 9 - 10 years old females (6 months interval)

Deltoid

Question 14

Influenza Vaccine

Answer 14

Influenza

Inactivated

1 dose - (IM)

Annually

Deltoid

Question 15

OPV+IPV

Schedule

Answer 15

1. 3 OPV doses @ 6 weeks (every 4 weeks)
2. 1 IPV dose @ 14 weeks

Question 16

Sequential IPV-OPV

Schedule

Answer 16

1. 1–2 doses of IPV @ 2 months
2. 2 doses of OPV

Interval of 4–8 weeks