Immunisations

Question 1

Which immunisations should a child have at 2 months?

Answer 1

DTaP - diptheria, tetanus, pertussis
IPV - inactivated polio virus 
Hib - haemophilus influenza B
PCV - pneumococcal vaccine 
Rotavirus

Question 2

Which immunisations should a child have at 3 months?

Answer 2

DTaP - diptheria, tetanus, pertussis
IPV - inactivated polio virus 
Hib - haemophilus influenza B 
Rotavirus
Meningitis C

Question 3

Which immunisations should a child have at 4 months?

Answer 3

DTaP - diptheria, tetanus, pertussis
IPV - inactivated polio virus
Hib - haemophilus influenza B
PCV - pneumococcal vaccine

Question 4

Which immunisations should a child have around 12 months?

Answer 4

MMR - measels, mumps, rubella
Hib - haemophilus influenza B
PCV - pneumococcal vaccine
Meningitis C

Question 5

Which immunisations should a child have at 3-5 years?

Answer 5

DTaP - diptheria, tetanus, pertussis
IPV - inactivated polio virus
Hib - haemphilus influenza B
MMR - measels, mumps, rubella

Question 6

What immunisation should a school girl aged 12-13 get?

Answer 6

HPV - human papilloma virus (types 16 and 18)

Question 7

What immunisation should a school child (S3) get?

Answer 7

MenACWY

Question 8

What immunisation should an over 65 year old get?

Answer 8

Flu vaccine

Question 9

What immunisation should an elderly patient get (e.g. above 70)

Answer 9

Zoster

Question 10

At which age is the first MMR due?

And at which age is the booster MMR due?

Answer 10

First: 12 months
Booster: 3-5 years

Question 11

At which ages is the DTaP and IPV due?

Answer 11

2 months
3 months
4 months
3-5 years

Question 12

HPV immunisation - who gets it and when ?

Answer 12

School girls aged 12-13

Question 13

MenACWY - who gets it and when?

Answer 13

School children, S3

Question 14

When is rotavirus immunisation due?

Answer 14

2 months

3 months

Question 15

What are the travel related vaccines?

Answer 15

Yellow fever 
Cholera 
Rabies 
Hepatitis
Typhoid 
Malaria

Question 16

In which vaccines is egg used?

Answer 16

Yellow fever

Flu

Question 17

MMR - live attenuated / inactivated vaccine?

Answer 17

Live attenuated

Question 18

Varicella - - live attenuated / inactivated vaccine?

Answer 18

Live attenuated

Question 19

Pertussis - live attenuated / inactivated vaccine?

Answer 19

Inactivated

Question 20

Flu - live attenuated / inactivated vaccine?

Answer 20

Live attenuated

Question 21

Rotavirus - live attenuated / inactivated vaccine?

Answer 21

Live attenuated

Question 22

BCG - live attenuated / inactivated vaccine?

Answer 22

Live attenuated

Question 23

TDaP - live attenuated / inactivated vaccine?

Answer 23

Inactivated

Question 24

How is rotavirus vaccine administered?

Answer 24

Oral application

Question 25

What is the 5 in 1 vaccine

Answer 25

DTaP (3) + Hib (1) + IPV (1)

Question 26

Who gets the flu vaccine?

Answer 26

Children aged 2-17 with co-morbidities(nasally for children) | over 65 year olds

Question 27

Which vaccine should uni freshers - up to 25 year olds get?

Answer 27

MenACWY

Question 28

The MMR vaccine contains egg. True or false?

Answer 28

False - does not contain egg any more - it can be given safely to patients with egg allergy

Question 29

Premature babies and immunisations

Answer 29

Babies should receive their first immunisations 2 months after birth, no matter how premature they are

Question 30

Baby with minor illness (no fever or systemic upset). Should they get immunisation today or should they wait until feeling well?

Answer 30

Get immunisation today

Question 31

The varicella vaccine is not part of the routine child immunisation programme? True or False

Answer 31

True - give it to people who are immunocompromised - give it to women of child bearing age that have not had chicken pox before (if they contract it whilst pregnant it can be detrimental)

Question 32

The BCG vaccine is not part of the routine child immunisation programme? True or False

Answer 32

True | - give it to children who are at risk of contracting TB