IMMUNITY
This is protection from a disease where you receive the ready-made antibodies without making them yourself; it is often short-lived.
What is PASSIVE IMMUNITY?
This vaccine type uses the killed version of the germ and usually requires several doses or boosters. (For example- flu)
What are INACTIVATED vaccines?
These are contraindicated to receive during pregnancy
What are LIVE-ATTENUATED vaccines?
This happens when your own immune system makes antibodies and memory cells to fight off a germ. This often takes time to build, but lasts a long time
What is ACTIVE IMMUNITY?
This vaccine type uses a weakened form of the germ. It is similar to the natural infection and provides long lasting immunity (for example: measles)
What are LIVE-ATTENUATED vaccines?
This is the minimum timeframe a woman should wait to get pregnant after she receives the MMR or other live vaccines
What is AT LEAST ONE MONTH?
These are proteins produced by the body to destroy toxins and diseases
What are ANTIBODIES?
This vaccine type uses temporary genetic instructions to teach your cells how to build a harmless viral protein, triggering a protective immune response without using any live or dead virus (For example: COVID-19)
What are mRNA vaccines?
The RSV vaccine should be given to a pregnant woman during these months of the year. Doing so, protects the infant through their first RSV season
What are SEPTEMBER TO JANUARY?
This happens when enough people in a community have been exposed and the disease can no longer spread easily
What is HERD IMMUNITY?
These vaccine types create immunity to the toxin the germ produces, instead of the germ itself (for example: tetanus)
What are TOXOID vaccines?
The RSV vaccine should be given to a pregnant between these weeks of gestation
What are 32-36 weeks?
These are 3 ways we can prevent illness
What are: WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY, AVOID TOUCHING YOUR FACE, COVER YOUR COUGHS/SNEEZES, STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK, AVOID FOODBORNE ILLNESSES, CLEAN/DISINFECT SURFACES, STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, GET VACCINATED?
These vaccine types use specific pieces of a germ, rather than the whole germ. They trigger a strong, safe immune response and help your body remember how to fight the real disease later. (for example: hepatitis, whooping cough)
What are SUBUNIT, RECOMBINANT, POLYSACCHARIDE, & CONJUGATE vaccines?
This is the CDC recommendation for the tDAP vaccine in pregnancy
What is ONE DOSE DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE 3RD TRIMESTER (weeks 27-36) of EVERY PREGNANCY