Immunisation

Question 1

What immunisations are given at birth?

Answer 1

Hep B

Question 2

What immunisations are given at 2,4 and 6 months?

Answer 2

Hep B, DTP, polio, HIB, pneumococcus (13v) and rotavirus

Question 3

What immunisations are given at 12 months?

Answer 3

Hep B, DTP, meningococcus

Question 4

What immunisations are given at 18 months?

Answer 4

VZV

Question 5

What immunisations are given at 4 years?

Answer 5

DTP, polio, MMR

Question 6

What immunisations are given at 10-13 years?

Answer 6

Hep B, VZV

Question 7

At what level of herd immunity are most diseases prevented from spreading?

Answer 7

85%

Question 8

Describe some common and rare side-effects of vaccine administration?

Answer 8

• Common
  
  • Local erythema, swelling, redness
  • Mild fever, irritability, drowsiness, muscle aches
  • Small, hard lump at site
• Rare
  
  • Convulsion
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Intussusception (rotavirus vaccine: 1-5 per 100,000)

Question 9

What are the absolute contraindications for vaccine administration? Some relative ones?

Answer 9

• Absolute contraindications
  
  • Anaphylaxis to vaccine component
  • Pertussis
    
    • Encephalopathy within 7 days of vaccine administration
  • Live vaccines
    
    • Immunosuppression
    • Pregnancy
    • Previous live vaccine or Ig
• Relative contraindications
  
  • Evolving (undiagnosed) neurological illness
  • Temperature > 38.5