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Flu
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>6mo annually
<9yr get 2 doses at least 1 mo apart Administer Oct-Nov |
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Hep B
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Birth
1-4mo 6-18mo Hep B can cause liver damage, liver cancer and death Hep B is spread though contact with blood and body fluids |
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Hib
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2mo
4mo 6mo 12-15mo Hib strikes kids <5yr Causes bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottis Spread by bacteria in nose and mouth into the lungs or blood stream |
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DTaP
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2mo
4mo 6mo 15-18mo 4-6yr Diptheria causes thick covering in the back of the throat leading to breathing problems, paralysis & heart failure Tetanus (lockjaw) causes painful tightening of the muscles over entire body Pertusis (Whooping cough) causes bad coughing spells esp in infants |
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IPV
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2mo
4mo 6-18mo 4-6yr Can cause paralysis and kill people by paralyzing their breathing muscles. Caused by a virus entering the mouth |
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Prevnar
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2mo
4mo 6mo 12-15mo Step pneumo reponsible for 200 deaths/year in kids <5yr. Causes meningitis, pneumonia & ear infections Penumococcus spread from person to person through close contact. |
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MMR
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12-15m
4-6yr Measles can lead to ear infection, penumonia, seizures. Mumps can lead to deafness, meningitis, swelling of testicels and ovaries. Rubella can cause miscarriages |
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Varicella
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12-18mo
Serious in young infants and adults. Can lead to sever skin infections, pneumonia, brain damage or death, 12,000 hosp/yr and 100 deaths |
