Vaccinations

Question 1

What are the live vaccines?

Answer 1

Rotavirus and MMR are live vaccines and Only oral polio is live
Influenza vaccine

Question 2

What should be done to prevent illness in children?

Answer 2

promote maternal vaccination for promotion in utero and in breastmilk

Question 3

What vaccination should be given at birth?

Answer 3

BCG vaccine ONLY if baby is deemed at risk

Question 4

What vaccination at 8 weeks/2 months?

Answer 4

6 in 1 IM DTaP/ipv/HIB/Hep B
IM Men B
Oral Rotavirus

Question 6

What is the 6 in 1 vaccine?

Answer 6

diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Hib and hepatitis B

-> given at 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks

Question 7

What vaccination is given at 12 weeks/3 month?

Answer 7

IM DTaP/ipv/HIB/Hep B
IM Men B
Oral rotavirus

Question 8

What vaccination is given at 16 weeks/4 month?

Answer 8

IM DTaP/ipv/HIB/Hep B
IM PCV

Question 9

What vaccination is given at 12 month?

Answer 9

IM PCV
IM MMRV vaccine
IM MenB

Question 10

What vaccination is given at 18 month?

Answer 10

IM DTaP/ipv/HIB/Hep B
IV MMRV

Question 11

What vaccination is given at 2-15 years?

Answer 11

Yearly influenza nasal or IM

Question 12

What vaccination is given at 3 years and 4 mths?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What vaccination is given at 12 -13 years?

Answer 13

HPV vaccine

Question 14

What vaccination is given at 13-18 years?

Answer 14

3-in-1 teenage booster’ (tetanus, diphtheria and polio)
Men ACWY vaccine

Question 15

What is MEN ACWY?

Answer 15

Meningococcal vaccine covering A, C, W and Y serotypes

Question 16

When is rotavirus given?

Answer 16

oral, live attenuated vaccine
2 doses are required, the first at 2 months, the second at 3 months

Question 17

When can rotavirus first dose not be given?

Answer 17

after 14 weeks + 6 days

Question 18

WHen can second dose of rotavirus not be given?

Answer 18

23 weeks and 6 days

Question 19

What are the risks of giving rotavirus past reccomended?

Answer 19

the first dose should not be given after 14 weeks + 6 days and the second dose cannot be given after 23 weeks + 6 days due to a theoretical risk of intussusception

Question 20

When is hepatitis A reccomended for travel?

Answer 20

children over 1-year-old travelling to certain countries including much of Africa, Asia and Central and South America.

Question 21

What vaccine is offered to teenagers attending university?

Answer 21

Meningococcal ACWY vaccine

Question 22

How long to leave between doses of MMRV?

Answer 22

3 months for child below 10
1 month for child over 10 months

Question 23

When can a shorter period be used for repeat vaccination in children below 10?

Answer 23

1 month interval

Question 24

When is BCG vaccine reccomended?

Answer 24

close family member (such as a grandparent living in the same household) who has had TB within the last 6 months

Question 25

How should vaccinations be adjusted for premature infants?

Answer 25

Babies who were born prematurely should receive their routine vaccinations according to chronological age

Question 26

When is MMR vaccine given?

Answer 26

1 year 18 months -> catch up dose of second is missed at 3 years and 4mths

Question 27

When is Men ACWY vaccine given?

Answer 27

13-15 years old all university 'freshers' up to 25 years old

Question 28

What administration form is the influenza vaccine?

Answer 28

Intransal live attenuated

Question 29

What is part of the 6 in 1 vaccine?

Answer 29

Hepatitis B Haemophilius influenzae type B Diphtheria Polio Pertussis Tetanus

Question 30

What type of vaccine is rotavirus?

Answer 30

live attenuated vaccine, which is given orally at two and three months of age

Question 31

What is the specific criteria fro rotavirus!

Answer 31

the first dose should not be given after 14 weeks + 6 days and the second dose cannot be given after 23 weeks + 6 days due to a theoretical risk of intussusception

Question 32

What are the **contraindications** to live vaccines?

Answer 32

* Receiving chemo/radiotherapy or have finished treatment in the last 6 months * Taking immunosuppressive drugs * Bone marrow transplant in last 6 months * Taking high dose steroids * Other immune impairment * HIV positive ## Footnote These conditions can compromise the immune response.