Vaccine schedules and administration nursing considerations, including contraindications and adverse reaction monitoring.
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- What is a vaccine called that uses a weakened but still-living form of a pathogen?
- A live attenuated vaccine.
- What is a vaccine called that uses a killed or inactivated pathogen?
- An inactivated vaccine.
- Is the MMR vaccine live attenuated or inactivated?
- Live attenuated.
- Is the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine live attenuated or inactivated?
- Live attenuated.
- Is the rotavirus vaccine live attenuated or inactivated?
- Live attenuated.
- Is the intranasal influenza vaccine (LAIV) live attenuated or inactivated?
- Live attenuated.
- Is the standard injectable influenza vaccine live attenuated or inactivated?
- Inactivated.
- Is the Tdap vaccine live attenuated or inactivated?
- Inactivated (toxoid-based).
- Is the HPV vaccine live attenuated or inactivated?
- Inactivated (recombinant).
- Is the hepatitis B vaccine live attenuated or inactivated?
- Inactivated (recombinant).
- Is the shingles vaccine Shingrix live attenuated or inactivated?
- Inactivated (recombinant).
- Why are live attenuated vaccines generally avoided during pregnancy?
- Risk that the live organism could harm the developing fetus.
- Why are live attenuated vaccines contraindicated in immunocompromised patients?
- The weakened immune system may not control the live organism, risking actual infection.
- What prior reaction to a vaccine is an absolute contraindication to giving that vaccine again?
- A history of anaphylaxis to the vaccine or one of its components.
- Is a mild illness with a low-grade fever a valid reason to postpone a scheduled vaccine?
- No, mild illness is not a contraindication.