Public Health and Immunizations Flashcards
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Which adult vaccine is recommended for all adults aged 50 and older to prevent shingles?
Answer: Recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix)
Recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) is recommended as a two-dose series for adults 50 and older.
A patient presents with a deep, dirty wound and an unknown tetanus history. What should be administered?
Answer: Tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine plus tetanus immune globulin
For dirty wounds with uncertain vaccination history, both a tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine and tetanus immune globulin are indicated.
Which counseling point is correct regarding the recombinant zoster vaccine schedule?
Answer: Two doses given 2 to 6 months apart
Shingrix is administered as two doses separated by 2 to 6 months.
What is the most common local adverse effect counseled for after intramuscular vaccination?
Answer: Injection site soreness
Injection site soreness is the most common and expected local adverse effect.
A 65-year-old with no prior pneumococcal vaccination should receive which option?
Answer: PCV20 alone, or PCV15 followed by PPSV23
Current recommendations allow either PCV20 alone or PCV15 followed by PPSV23 for pneumococcal-naive older adults.
Which vaccine can be co-administered at the same visit with another inactivated vaccine without interval restrictions?
Answer: Inactivated influenza vaccine
Inactivated vaccines can generally be administered simultaneously with other inactivated or live vaccines without spacing concerns.
What documentation must legally be provided to patients before vaccination in the US?
Answer: Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
Federal law requires that a current Vaccine Information Statement be provided before administering covered vaccines.