Immunizations Flashcards
Live Attenuated Vaccine
Contain a version of the living microbe (ex: MMR, Polio)
Inactive/Killed Vaccine
Produced by killing the microbe with heat, chemicals or radiation (ex: cholera, influenza, rabies)
Subunit Vaccines
Use of only the antigen that best stimulates the immune system; attached to an antigen (ex: HepB, Pertussis, Pneumococcal)
Toxoid Vaccines
When the toxin is the main cause of the disease (Diptheria, Tetanus)
Conjugate Vaccine
Linkage of an unrecognizable polysaccharide to one that is recognized and can help boost immunity (ex: Hib and penuomococcal-13)
*Linked to something else
DNA Vaccines
Naked DNA vaccines; experimental (malaria, herpes, HIV)
Recombinant Vector Vaccines
A carrier vector is used which is similar to DNA vaccines
Vaccine Routes (5)
- Rotavirus - oral route
- Flu - intranasal (no longer recommended) or IM
- Varicella and MMR are subcutaneous
- IPV is subcutaneous or IM
- All other vaccines are IM
Aluminum is present in which vaccines? (6)
- HepA
- HepB
- DTaP, Tdap
- Hib B
- HPV
- Pneuomococcus infection
*Unable to get these vaccines if allergic to aluminum
IM Vaccine Needle Length and Site Per Age (4)
- Newborns (1st 28 days): 5/8th inch needle at anterolateral thigh muscle
- Infants (1-12 months): 1 inch needle at anterolateral thigh muscle
- Toddlers (1-2 years):
Either 1-1 and 1/4th at anterolateral thigh muscle OR 5/8-1 inch at deltoid muscle of arm - Children and teens (3-18 years old): either 5/8-1 inch at deltoid muscle of arm OR 1 inch to 1 and 1/4th at anterolateral thigh muscle
- Don’t use 5/8th inch needle after 4 months unless very skinny
- 1 inch if a lot of fat is present
Methods to Reduce Pain of Vaccines (6)
- Proper length of needles (reduces redness and swelling)
- Vapocoolant spray or EMLA cream
- Numby stuff - cutaneous anesthesia to 10mm
- Cognitive behavioral use of pinwheel or popup book
- Buzzing toy
- NO TYLENOL unless child is running a fever; better to put ice on the area
What does DTaP protect against? (3 with description)
- Corynbacterium Diptheria
* Nasopharyngitis
* Low grade fever with obstructive laryngotracheitis and bull neck (airway compromise) - Tetanus
* Caused by neurotoxin produced by clostridium tentani in contaminated wound
* Generalized form is lock jaw with a gradual onset over 1-7 days with severe spasms and autonomic dysfunction
* Local tetanus, local muscle spasms next to a wound
* Cephalic can present with cranial nerve dysfunction secondary to wound in head or neck (many times it is a terminal disease) - Pertussis
* Cough illness; fatalities and brain damage in young children
* Adolescents and adults are a reservoir
* Child may be very cyanotic, gasping for air
* Children below 2 do not cough with a cold - SUSPECT PERTUSSIS
Pertussis Among Adolescents and Adults (5)
- Prolonged cough (3 months or longer)
- Post-tussive vomiting
- Multiple medical visits and extensive medical
evaluations - Complications: Hospitalization, Medical costs, Missed school and work, Impact on public health system
- Td booster may not protect you from pertussis if you are commonly around it
Tetanus Containing Vaccine Schedule (7) MUST KNOW ALL
- Dose 1: DTaP @ 2 months
- Dose 2: DTaP @ 4 months (minimum interval of 4 weeks from previous dose)
- Dose 3: DTaP @ 6 months (minimum interval of 4 weeks from previous dose)
- Dose 4: DTaP @ 15-18 months (minimum interval of 6 months from previous dose; i.e., if 4 months between 3rd and 4th dose, do not repeat)
Secondary series…
5. Dose 5: DTaP between 4-6 years old if dose 4 occurred before 4th birthday
- Dose 6: Tdap @ 11-12 years old
- Then booster of Td every 10 years afterwards
Pertussis-Containing Vaccine (1 and 2C)
- DTaP: approved for children 6 weeks through 6 years up until they turn 7
- Tdap (adolescence and adult): approved for persons 10-65 (Boostrix and Adacel)
A. Can be given regardless of the last interval between last tetanus and diptheria vaccine
B. One does in every pregnancy between 27-36 weeks gestation
C. Can give from 7-10 if no record of receiving pertussis vaccine
DTaP Fourth Dose
Recommended at 15-18 months but may be given at 12 months of age if: Child is 12 months of age and it’s been 6 months since third dose of DTaP and the child is unlikely to return at 15-18 months
DTaP School Entry: Fifth Dose (3)
- Given between 4-6 years
- Fifth dose is recommended when fourth dose was given before 4 years old (before 48 months)
- All DTaP vaccines are licensed for 5th dose after DTaP primary series
3 Advantages and 3 Disadvantages to Combo Vaccines Containing DTaP
Advantages:
- Reduced number of injections
- Improved vaccination timeliness and coverage
- Reduced shipping and storage costs
Disadvantages:
- Potential for increased ADEs
- Extra doses of antigen
- Reduced immunogenicity at certain ages
Pentacel Vaccine (4)
- DTaP, IPV, HIB
- Can be used for dose 1 through dose 4 series among children 6 weeks to 4 years old
- Should not be used for 5th dose of DTaP or for children 5 and older
- The DTaP-IPV solution should not be used separately (i.e., only use to reconstitute the Hib component); cannot use a different constitution; must mix IPV HIB solution
Pentacel Vaccine Schedule (3)
Primary Series Schedule
- 4 doses at ages 2, 4, 6, and 15 through 18 months
- Each of the first 3 doses should be separated by a minimum of 4 weeks
- 4th dose may be administered as early as 12 months of age if at least 6 months have elapsed since the 3rd dose of DTaP
Pediarix (6)
- DTaP, Hep B, IPV
- Minimum age is 6 weeks, maximum age is before 7
- Only approved for 3 doses at 2, 4 and 6 months
* Can be given to infants who received HepB at birth, so would have a total of 4 hepB doses after 6 month mark - NOT APPROVED FOR BOOSTER DOSES (4th and 5th)
- Can be used interchangeably with other pertussis-containing vaccines if necessary (but may not be used interchangeably with Pentacel)***
- May be used in infants whose mothers are HBsAg positive or status unknown**
Kinrix Vaccine (5)
- DTaP/IPV combination
- Can be used ONLY for 5th dose of DTaP series and 4th dose of IPV series
- Approved for children 4-6 years old
- Prior DTaP vaccines were Infanrix (DTaP) and/or Pediarix for the first 3 doses and Infanrix (DTaP) for fourth dose
- If Kinrix is inadvertently administered as an earlier dose in the series, the dose may be counted as valid and does not need to be repeated if the minimum age and minimum interval since the prior dose are met
DTaP Adverse Reactions (3)
- Local reactions: pain, redness, swelling
* MOST COMMON AFTER 4TH AND 5TH DOSE - Less common: temperature of 101 or higher
- Severe: exaggerated local reactions
DTaP 4th and 5th Dose Adverse Reactions (4)
- Local reactions and fever increase with 4th and 5th dose of DTaP
- Reports of swelling of an entire limb
- Extensive swelling after fourth dose NOT contraindication of fifth dose
- Give in the thigh to reduce whole limb swelling