Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: 9410e351ba964e8daea21362c9e72e54-ao-6

Answer: national immunisation schedule

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Flashcard 112: 82970f435c5a4480bebf679b3288c7b8-ao-6

Answer: age limit for vaccine schedule-MCQ AIIMS 18

Extra: MCQ-which vaccines for a 13 month old boy-at 1st visit 

Flashcard 113: 1. Identify → _____ 2. Schedule → 6, 10 and 14 weeks 3. Dose and route → 0.5ml intramuscular at anterolateral mid-thigh

Answer: Pentavalent Vaccine

Flashcard 114: Pulse Polio Immunization (PPI) programme was launched in India in year _____

Answer: 1995

Extra: The Pulse Polio Immunization (PPI) programme was launched in India in 1995 following the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Flashcard 115: _____ vaccines are kept in the **top shelf/baskets** of the Ice-Lined Refrigerator (ILR).

Answer: DPT, Td, TT, and Hep B

Extra: In an Ice-Lined Refrigerator (ILR): - **Top (Warmer)**: Freeze-sensitive vaccines (DPT, Td, TT, Hep B, PCV, Hib). - **Bottom (Colder)**: Heat-sensitive vaccines (OPV, Measles, BCG).

Flashcard 116: _____ vaccines are kept in freezer of refrigerator

Answer: no

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Flashcard 117: 1st dose of measles vaccine is given at _____ of age

Answer: 9 months

Flashcard 118: At the field level, the National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP) is primarily managed by _____.

Answer: Surveillance Medical Officers (SMO)

Extra: The National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP) is a collaboration between the Government of India and the WHO. At the field level, it is managed by WHO-appointed **Surveillance Medical Officers (SMOs)** who provide technical support to the government's **District Immunization Officers (DIOs)** for AFP surveillance and immunization activities.

Flashcard 119: last case of polio in india was in _____

Answer: jan 2011 

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Flashcard 120: The **Open Vial Policy (OVP)** is not applicable to which vaccines?

Answer: 1. **BCG** 2. **MR** (Measles-Rubella) 3. **JE** (Japanese Encephalitis) 4. **RVV** (Rotavirus vaccine)* *Note: These are vaccines that require reconstitution (freeze-dried). Reconstituted vials must be discarded within 4 hours or at the end of the session, whichever comes first. Liquid Rotavirus (Rotavac) follows OVP.

Extra: The **Open Vial Policy (OVP)** allows the use of multi-dose vaccine vials for up to 28 days if criteria (VVM, cold chain, expiration) are met. **OVP is applicable to:** * OPV * DPT * Pentavalent * Hepatitis B * PCV * IPV * Td * Liquid Rotavirus (Rotavac) **OVP is NOT applicable to:** * Reconstituted vaccines (BCG, MR, JE) * Some formulations of RVV (depending on VVM and type)