Vaccines

What vaccines do you give to 70-79 year olds

shingles

What vaccines do you give to a 75 year old

respiratory synchtial virus

What vaccines are given to a 65 year old (PSI)

pneumococcal

shingles 

influenza 

PSI

What week of pregnancy do you give the pertussis vaccine

from week 16

What stage of pregnancy do you give RSV vaccine

from week 28

What stage of pregnancy do you give influenza vaccine

any stage from september onwards

What are the MHRA warnings about vaccine 

1.) small risk of Guillian Barre syndrome for older patients when taking RSV 

2.) don’t give Chikungunya vaccine to people 65+ due to rare fatal reaction 

Do you give live vaccines during pregnancy 

No it’s contraindicated 

What are the inactivated vaccines (PIRH)

polio

influenza

rabies

hepatits A

What are live attentuated vaccines

MMR

yellow fever

rotavirus

What are inactivated toxins 

tetanus 

dipptheria 

What are viral vectors

Covid 19

What are mRNA vaccines

covid 19 

What’s the minimum interval between yellow fever and MMR

4 weeks

can’t give on the same day

What’s the minimum interval between varicella zoster and MMR

4 weeks 

can be given on the same day

How many weeks to give a repeat dose of the same vaccine

4 weeks

What vaccine do you give at 8 weeks and 12 weeks

6 in 1 vaccine

MR- menningococall and rotavirus

What vaccine do you give at 16 weeks

6 in 1 vaccine

pneunmococcal vaccine

What vaccines do you give at 1 year (MMR-MP)

MMR

Menonococcal 

pneumococal 

What vaccines do you give at 1 year and 6 months (MMR-6)

MMR 

6 in 1 vaccine 

What vaccines do you give at 3 years and 4 months (MMR-DTPP)

MMR

Dipthepria

Tetanus

Polio

Pertussis 

What vaccines are given at 12-13 years

human papillovirus 

What vaccines do you give to 14 year olds (TDPM)

tetanus

diphtheria

Polio

menonnogical

What are common adverse effects of vaccines

local reactions: pain, swelling, redness at inj site

systemic reactions: fever, malaise, myalgia

manage with para or ibuprofen