Vaccination Basics
Law
Route
Dosage
Schedule
100

At what angle do you administer subcutaneous injections?

45 degrees

100

What does EPI mean?

Expanded Program on Immunization

100

Route of administration of BCG

Intradermal

100

Dosage of BCG vaccination for children <12 months

0.05 ml

100

Which vaccines are given at birth?

BCG

Hep B


200

Where do we inject vaccinations that are to be given intramuscularly in infants?

Anterolateral thigh

200

What are the vaccines given under the EPI? Give at least 3.

BCG birth dose

Hepatitis B birth dose

Oral Poliovirus Vaccine

Pentavalent Vaccine

Measles Containing Vaccines (Antimeasles Vaccine, Measles, Mumps, Rubella) 

Tetanus Toxoid

200

Which vaccine is given per orem?

Rotavirus vaccine

OPV

200

Dosage of influenza vaccine for children 6 months to 35 months

0.25 ml

200

What vaccines can be given to a 6-week old infant? Give at least 3.

BCG

Hep B

DTP

HiB

PCV

IPV

Rotavirus



300

What does BCG stand for?

Bacille Calmette Guerin

300
What is the law on EPI?
RA No. 10152
300

Route of administration of Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

Subcutaneous

300

Dosage of influenza vaccine for children 36 months to 18 years

0.5 ml

300

What is the earliest age when we may give measles vaccination?

6 months

400

Type of vaccine made from a weakened form of the "wild" virus or bacteria

Live Attenuated Vaccine

400

True or False. RA 10152 is also known as Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2013.

False

Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011


400

True or False. Trivalent influenza vaccine may be given intramuscularly or subcutaneously.

True

400

Which vaccines should be given to infants born to HBsAG (+) mothers?

HBV and HBIG


400

What is the minimum age for varicella vaccination?

12 months

500

Two Live Vaccines should be administered on the same day. If not given together, live vaccines should be separated by at least how many weeks?

4 weeks

500

Enumerate the six vaccine-preventable diseases initially included in the Expanded Program on Immunization

  • Tuberculosis

  • Poliomyelitis

  • Diphtheria

  • Pertussis

  • Tetanus

  • Measles

500

Which vaccines are given subcutaneously?

Measles

MMR

JE

500

According to PIDSP 2024, full dose DTP should preferably be used only until what age?

7 years old

500

What is the schedule for a 3-dose series HPV vaccine?

0-2-6 months