Immunizations

Question 1

major challenge for vaccine development:

Answer 1

the viruses change structure and evolve

Question 2

when do public health agencies make the decision/early educated guess on which strains will be prevalent for the next flu season?

Answer 2

9-12 months in advance

Question 3

when is it recommended to get your flu vaccine? why?

Answer 3

between september and november

because it takes 2-3 mo. for body to get fully recognized to what flu strain it is

once outbreak occurs, vaccine no longer effective

Question 4

annual flu vaccines are recommended for?

Answer 4

• all children 6 mo. - 59 mo. (5 yrs)
• everyone 50+
• nursing home/LTC residents
• chronic conditions (asthma, diabetes, heart disease)
• immunocompromised
• pregnancy (during flu season)
• HCPs

Question 5

MMR and Varicella are what type of vaccines?

Answer 5

attenuated (live)

Question 6

Polio, Influenza, and Hep A are what type of vaccines?

Answer 6

inactivated (killed)

Question 7

Tetanus and Diptheria are what types of vaccines?

Answer 7

Toxoid vaccines

Question 8

COVID and Hep B are what types of vaccine?

Answer 8

recombinant technology vaccines

Question 9

vaccine at birth?

Answer 9

Hep B

Question 10

vaccines at 2, 4, and 6 month?

Answer 10

Rotavirus 
DTaP 
HIB
Pneumococcal
Polio
rest of Hep B
(also a well-child check at this time)

Question 11

what is DTaP?

Answer 11

diptheria
tetanus
acellular pertussis

Question 12

vaccines at 1 year?

Answer 12

HIV
DTaP
Pneumococcal
Varicella
MMR
(well child check)

Question 13

4-6 years?

Answer 13

DTaP
Polio
MMR
Varicella 
(physical for kindergarten)

Question 14

11-12 years?

Answer 14

DTaP
Meningococcal
HPV
(physical entering 7th grade)

Question 15

16 years?

Answer 15

Meningococcal

some colleges require for entering students

Question 16

when should you get the Hep B vaccine?

Answer 16

1) birth
2) 1-2 mo.
3) 6-18 mo.

Question 17

when should you get rotavirus?

Answer 17

1) 2 mo.

2) 4 mo.

Question 18

when should you get vaccinated for DTaP?

Answer 18

1) 2 mo.
2) 4 mo.
3) 6 mo.
4) 15-18 mo.
5) 4-6 yrs

Question 19

when should you get vaccinated for HIb? (Haemophilus Influenza type b)

Answer 19

1) 2 months
2) 4 months
3) 6-15 months

(3 or 4 dose)

Question 20

when should you get pneumococcal?

Answer 20

1) 2 months
2) 4 months
3) 6 months
4) 12-15 months

Question 21

when should you get inactivated poliovirus (IPV)?

Answer 21

1) 2 months
2) 4 months
3) 6-18 months
4) 4-6 years

Question 22

when should you get MMR and Varicella?

Answer 22

1) 12-15 months

2) 4-6 years