C H I L D H O O D

IMM U N IZ A T IO N P A R T II
A NNE JE EN L. F ORNO LL E S
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PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE
(PCV)

• GIVEN IM
• AT A MINIMUM AGE OF 6 WEEKS FOR PCV 10 AND PCV 13
• 3 DOSES WITH AN INTERVAL OF AT LEAST 4 WEEKS BETWEEN DOSES PLUS A BOOSTER DOSE GIVEN 6
MONTHS AFTER THE 3RD DOSE

• HEALTHY 2-5 YEARS OLD WHO DO NOT HAVE PREVIOUS PCV VACCINATION MAY BE GIVEN 1 DOSE OF PCV
13, OR 2 DOSES OF PCV 10 AT LEAST 8 WEEKS APART
PCV
• INDICATIONS:
• CHRONIC HEART DISEASE, PARTICULARLY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND CARDIAC FAILURE
• CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
• DM
• CSF LEAKS
• COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
• SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND OTHER HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES
• CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED ASPLENIA, SPLENIC DYSFUNCTION
• HIV INFECTION
• CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE AND NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
• DISEASES ASSOC WITH TREATMENT WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS OR RADIATION
• CONGENITAL IMMUNODEFICIENCY
PPSV

• GIVEN IN ALL ADULTS 65 YO OR OLDER

• PEOPLE 2-64 YO WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS MENTIONED ABOVE
• GIVEN AT LEAST 8 WEEKS AFTER FINAL DOSE OF PCV TO HIGH RISK CHILDREN 2 YRS SND OLDER
• GIVE A 2 DOSE OF PPSV 5 YRS AFTER PREVIOUS PPSV
ND
2-64 YEARS OLD WITH THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS
• INDICATIONS:
• CHRONIC HEART DISEASE, PARTICULARLY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND CARDIAC FAILURE
• CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
• DM
• CSF LEAKS
• COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
• SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND OTHER HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES
• CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED ASPLENIA, SPLENIC DYSFUNCTION
• HIV INFECTION
• CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE AND NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
• DISEASES ASSOC WITH TREATMENT WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS OR RADIATION
• CONGENITAL IMMUNODEFICIENCY
MEASLES VACCINE

• GIVEN SQ
• 9 MONTHS, BUT MAY BE GIVEN AS EARLY AS 6 MONTHS IN CASES OF OUTBREAKS AS DECLARED BY
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES

• IF MONOVALENT MEASLES IS NOT AVAILABLE, MMR MAY BE GIVEN

MMR

• GIVEN SQ
• GIVEN AT A MINIMUM AGE OF 12 MONTHS
• 2 DOSES OF MMR VACCINES RECOMMENDED
• 2 DOSE IS USUALLY GIVEN FROM 4-6 YRS OF AGE BUT MAY BE GIVEN AT AN EARLIER AGE WITH A
ND

MINIMUM OF 4 WEEKS INTERVAL OF 4 WEEKS INTERVAL BETWEEN DOSES.

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