Vaccines

Question 1

Which vaccines contain egg protein? (2)

Answer 1

Varicella
Yellow fever
Influenza

MMR grown in chick embryo, but rarely causes anaphylaxis

Question 2

Which vaccines are given at birth?

Live attenuated/ inactivated/ subunit/ toxoid?

Answer 2

Hep B (inactvated)

Question 3

Which vaccines are given at 2, 4 & 6 months?

Live attenuated/ inactivated/ subunit/ toxoid?

Answer 3

Hep B (inactivated)
DTPa (D & T are toxoid, P is inactivated)
Hib (subunit)
Polio (inactivated)
Pneumococcal 13vPCP (subunit)
Rotavirus (live attenuated)

At risk groups also have influenza (inactivated) at >6/12

Question 4

Which vaccines are given at 12 months?

Live attenuated/ inactivated/ subunit/ toxoid?

Answer 4

Hib (subunit)
MMR (live attenuated)
Meningococcal C (subunit)

At risk groups also have pneumo conjugate (subunit) and Hep B, with Hep A and pneumococcal polyvalent between 12-24/12

Question 5

Which vaccines are given at 18 months?

Live attenuated/ inactivated/ subunit/ toxoid?

Answer 5

Varicella (live attenuated)

Question 6

Which vaccines are given to 4yo?

Live attenuated/ inactivated/ subunit/ toxoid?

Answer 6

DTPa (D&T are toxoids, P is inactivated)
Polio (inactivated)
MMR (live attenuated)

At risk: 23vPPV

Question 7

Which vaccines are given in high school?

Live attenuated/ inactivated/ subunit/ toxoid?

Answer 7

10-13yo: Hep B (inactivated) & varicella (lve attenuated)

12-13yo: HPV (inactivated)

10-17yo: DTPa (D&T are toxoids, P is inactivated)

At risk groups: influenza (inactivated) & 23vPPV (inactivated) when >15yo

Question 8

How effective is pertussis vax?

Answer 8

80% 0-3 years post-imm
50% 4-7 years post-imm
near 0% at 11 years post-imm