A 40-year-old pregnant woman, G4 P3, visits your office at week 30 of gestation. She is very excited about her pregnancy and wants to be the healthiest she can be in preparation for labor and for her baby. What vaccination should she receive at this visit?
AMeasles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
BVaricella vaccine
CHerpes zoster vaccine
DLive attenuated influenza vaccine
ETetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)
A 2-year-old boy is brought in by his parents to his pediatrician. The boy was born by spontaneous vaginal delivery at 39 weeks and 5 days after a normal pregnancy. The boy has received all age-appropriate vaccinations as of his last visit at 18 months of age. Of note, the boy has confirmed sickle cell disease and the only medication he takes is penicillin prophylaxis. The parents state that they plan on enrolling their son in a daycare, which requires documentation of up-to-date vaccinations. The pediatrician states that their son needs an additional vaccination at this visit, which is a polysaccharide vaccine that is not conjugated to protein. Which of the following matches this description?
APneumovax
BMenactra
CPrevnar
DHib vaccine
ELive attenuated influenza vaccine
A young man about to leave for his freshman year of college visits his physician in order to ensure that his immunizations are up-to-date. Because he is living in a college dormitory, his physician gives him a vaccine that prevents meningococcal disease. What type of vaccine did this patient likely receive?
ALive, attenuated
BKilled, attenuated
CToxoid
DConjugated polysaccharide
EKilled, inactivated
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