Fall Shots
What is the flu shot (influenza vaccine)?
Healthy people don't need vaccines because their immune systems are strong enough (True of False)
FALSE
What MMR stands for
What is Measles, Mumps, and Rubella?
The technical name of the chicken pox vaccine
What is varicella?
The wait time once a live attenuated vaccine is given before another vaccine can be administered
What is 4 weeks (or 28 days)?
What are 65+ patients?
Natural immunity produces a better response than a vaccine (true or false)
FALSE
You give patients a paper copy of this with every vaccine
This is also called "pertussis" and is in the DTaP and TDaP vaccines, and can be deadly in infants.
Whooping Cough
The recommended distance when 2 vaccines are simultaneously given in the same extremity
What is 1 inch apart?
Infants under 8 months receive this injection, which is different than Abryvso for RSV
Whhat is nirsevimab or clesrovimab, a monoclonal antibody (Beyfortus, enflonsia, synagis)?
Percentage of people that contract influenza from the flu shot
0% :)
Where can you find recommended vaccine schedule (besides USIIS)
AAP (preferred), ACOG, CDC
Another name for the polio vaccine
What is IPV? (inactivated poliovirus vaccine)
This vaccine prevents cancer
What is HPV (Gardisal)? or Hep B?
This vaccine is recommended for pregnant moms at 32-36 weeks gestation
What is RSV?
Even people with an egg allergy can receive this vaccine
What is the flu shot?
What is 18 years and 11 months (just before 19th birthday)?
Name a vaccine requirement for Kindergarten
The items you should double check for when signing off on vaccines
Right vaccine, VIS form, patient age range matches recommendation, VFC stock
Number of strains in the influenza vaccine
What is 3 strains?
The year that thimerosal, or mercury, was removed from all routine childhood vaccines.
What is 2001?
Vaccines available with the VFA program at SCHC
What is COVID-19 vaccine
If a vaccine is administered more than this number of days before the recommended age, the dose is generally considered invalid and must be repeated. (Example, 18 month old baby, how early can they receive their 18 month old vaccines).
What is 4 days? (but ideally on or after the minimum date to be safe)
Once given, this can suppress the PPD (TB skin test) for up to 6 weeks
What is the MMR vaccine?