Expanded Program on Immunization Flashcards
Expanded Program on Immunization was also known as
National Immunization Program (NIP)
when was EPI launched by the Philippine government
on July 12, 1976
RA no. 10152
“Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011”
who signed RA no. 10152
President Benigno Aquino III
Strategy 1 of EPI
Conduct of Routine Immunization for Infants/Children/Women through the Reaching Every Barangay (REB) strategy
Strategy 1 of EPI was an adaptation of
WHO-UNICEF Reaching Every District (RED)
was introduced in 2004 aimed to improve the access to routine immunization and reduce drop-outs.
WHO-UNICEF Reaching Every District (RED)
Strategy 2 of EPI
Supplemental Immunization Activity (SIA)
Strategy 3 of EPI
Strengthening Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surveillance
Derived from wild viruses or bacteria which are modified or weakened in laboratories.
Live Attenuated Vaccines
Produced by growing the bacteria or virus in culture media which are then subjected to heat or chemical agents
Inactivated Vaccines
Whole viruses
influenza, IPV, rabies
Whole bacteria
pertussis, typhoid, cholera
Sub-unit/fractional vaccines
influenza, HepB
Pure polysaccharides & conjugates
Hib, PPV, PCV
Toxoids
Diphtheria, Tetanus
2 or 3 inactivated injectable vaccines can be
given in the same visit. Ex:
PENTA, PCV, IPV
Simultaneous administration of 2 live vaccines can be given in the same visit. Ex:
Oral Polio & MMR
Injections are administered into the fatty tissue underneath the dermis and above the
muscle tissue.
Subcutaneous Route (SC)
should be administered first before giving injectable vaccines or performing other procedures.
Oral vaccines
Routinely recommended sites for IM
anterior lateral thigh
(vastus lateralis muscle) & upper arm (deltoid muscle)
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called
Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
slow-growing bacteria that thrive in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
against tuberculosis
and post exposure rabies vaccination
Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
