Drugs Affecting the Immune System with HPV update

DRUGS AFFECTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Overview Effectiveness of mass immunization Attenuated vaccines  Live vaccines  Inactivated vaccines Immune globulin serums Diagnostic biologicals (tuberculin purified protein) Immunomodulators Mass Immunization Vaccinate susceptible populations. Effective in reducing vaccine-preventable disease  H. flu decreased 99%  Pertussis decreased 93%  Hepatitis A decreased 91% Disease numbers increase when vaccination rates go down. Recommended Immunizations  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) sets the recommended vaccine schedule.  Children age 0 to 6 years  Children 7 to 18 years  Adult schedule  Catch-up schedule  Guidelines for vaccinating pregnant women  Full ACIP statements available at  Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) available at Attenuated Liv ................................CONT............................