True/False: Always address and note parents concerns
True
Number one cause of death age 1-44
Unintentional injury
Subcutaneous vaccines
IPV, MMR, Varicella
Oral vaccines
Rotavirus
IM vaccines
The rest
,Passive immunity
immunoglobulins passed from one person to another (Mother-to-baby, blood
transfusion)
Active immunity
own immune system activates response
Different type of immunizations
Live, inactivated, toxoid, conjugate, recombinant
What to use for immunizations
the CDC
Permanent contraindications to vaccines
Anaphylaxis and encephalopathy within 7 days of pertussis immunization
Temporary contraindications to vaccines
,Immunocompromised, pregnant, children with intussusception should not receive
rotavirus vaccine, recently receiving blood products, moderate to severe illness
What type of vaccine can pregnant women NOT receive
Live
Hepatitis B vaccine
Three doses starting at birth
Dtap
<7 years of age- start at 2 months
Tdap--starting at and booster?
>7 years of age
^I think the "T" means taller and >7 is taller kids
*booster at 11
, Haemophiles influenza type B (HIB)
Start at 2 months
Polio (IPV inactivated)
Only inactivated given starting at 2 months of age
Pneumococcal
Starts at 2 months of age
Rotavirus
Live virus- given orally- MUST be started before 32 weeks
Varicella
Live- booster at 4 years of age- may be given with live OR 28 days apart
Rash may occur
Measles, Mumps, Rubella