Immunizations

Live Virus Vaccines

Pediarix
PPD issues
Influenza Vaccination
Postponing ~ after immune globulin preps
Tetanus and Wound Care
Varicella post-exposure ppx

General Immunization Information

Excellent general information, organized by vaccine: www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineinfo
Vaccine abbreviations, composition, including combo vaccines
Tables from MMWR Recommendations and Reports 12/1/06 (Internet source file) :

• Dose and route of administration for selected vaccines
• Minimum Ages and Intervals between Vaccine Doses
• Guidelines for spacing of live and inactivated antigens
• Guidelines for administering Ab-containing products and vaccines
• Contraindications and precautions to commonly used vaccines
• Needle length and injection site of IM injections
• Treatment of anaphylaxis with IM or oral pharmaceuticals
• Vaccination of persons with primary and secondary immune deficiencies

CDC Site for general information on Vaccines: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/acip-list.htm
Status of Licensure and Recommendations for New Vaccines. Please consult aapredbook.aappublications.org/news/vaccstatus.shtml
Vaccine supply shortages may result in changes to recommendations. Please consult cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/shortages/default.htm

For parents who question vaccination (great site http://www.vaccinateyourbaby.org)
Data on how vaccinations prevent disease
Why combination vaccines are ok
Vaccines and toxins
For parents who think it's healthier to contract some diseases naturally...
2009 Court Decision

Common Vaccine Beliefs

Debunking Dr Sears

Vaccine Abbreviations and Brand names

• BCG - Live bacteria - Intradermal (preferred) or SC
• Diphtheria-tetanus (DT, Td) - Toxoids (IM)
• DT - Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids vaccine (for children)
• DTaP - Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (ACEL-IMUNE, Certiva, Infanrix, Tripedia, Daptacel)
• DTap, hepatitis B, and IPV - Toxoids and inactivated bacterial components, recombinant viral antigen, inactivated virus
• DTwP - Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine (Tri-Immunol, and generic forms)
• Hepatitis A (Havrix, Vaqta)
• Hep B (Energix-B, Recombivax HB)
• Herpes Zoster vaccine: ZOSTAVAX
• HBIG (Bayer)
• Hib - Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine
• Hib PRP-OMP-HepB Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B vaccine (COMVAX) (Hib recalled, back in production 4th quarter 08)
• Hib-HepB-IPV Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B, and trivalent inactivated polio vaccine
• HPV human papilloma virus vaccine (GARDASIL, Cervarix - pending FDA licensure)
• INF Influenza vaccine
• Influenza LAIV-T Live attenuated influenza vaccine-trivalent (FluMist)
• IPV Trivalent inactivated polio vaccine (killed Salk type) (IPOL)
• MCV4 Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra)
• MPSV4 Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine
• Me Measles vaccine
• Me-Rub Measles and rubella vaccine
• MenCon Meningococcal (Neisseria meningitidis) conjugate vaccine
• MenPS Meningococcal (Neisseria meningitidis) polysaccharride vaccine
• MMR Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR II)
• MMR-Var,MMRV Measles-mumps-rubella and varicella vaccine
• Mu Mumps vaccine
• Mu-Rub Mumps and rubella vaccine
• OPV Trivalent oral polio vaccine (live Sabin type) (Orimune)
• PCV, PnuCon Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) conjugate vaccine 7 Valent (PREVNAR)
• PPV, PPV23, PnuPS Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax 23)
• Rub Rubella vaccine
• Rv Rotavirus vaccine (ROTATEQ, ROTARIX, (RotaShield - removed from market)
• Td Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids vaccine (for adolescents and adults) (Decavac)
• Tdap Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine, adsorbed (Adacel, Boostrix)
• TT Tetanus toxoid vaccine
• Var Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine (VARIVAX)
  

Combination Vaccines

• COMVAX: Hib PRP-OMP, Hep B
• KINRIX: DTaP/IPV
• Pediarix: DTap, IPV, Hep B
• PENTACEL: Hib/DTap/IPV (2008 August AAP NEWS vaccine update)
• ProQuad: MMRV (MMR and Varicella)
• TETRAMUNE: DTwp-Hib
• TriHIBit: DTap (Tripedia), Hib (ACtHIB) - can't be used in primary series, only final booster
• TWINRIX: Hep A and Hep B