Vaccines

Question 1

what are the 2 public health interventions with the greatest impacts?

Answer 1

clean water and vaccination

Question 2

who licences vaccines in the UK?

Answer 2

medicines and Healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA)

Question 3

who is in charge of the quality control and batch release of the vaccines in the UK?

Answer 3

national institute for biological standards and control

Question 4

how do we determine which age group should receive the vaccine?

Answer 4

youngest age group at risk of experiencing the disease for whom the vaccines efficacy and safety has been demonstrated

Question 5

what influences the recommendations for the age at which vaccines are administered?

Answer 5

-age specific risks for the disease
-age specific risk for complications
-ability to respond to the vaccine
-potential interference with the immune response by passively transferred maternal antibody
-impact on carriage

Question 6

what are some challenges that are faced for global immunisation?

Answer 6

-funding, coverage and uptake
-surveillance
-different properties need different vaccines
-multiple agencies
-suspicion and mistrust
-violence

Question 7

what vaccines are given at the 1 year appointment?

Answer 7

Men B,
PCV,
HIB/Men C,
MMR

Question 8

what are the primary vaccines given at 2-3 months?

Answer 8

Rotovirus,
DTaP-IPV-HIB-HBV,
Men B

Question 9

what are the adolescent vaccines given?

Answer 9

-men ACWY
-Td/IPV
-HPV

Question 10

what vaccines are given to adults?

Answer 10

flu
PPV
shingles
HPV