What is vis date on an immunization?
The date the VIS is provided (i.e., the date of the visit when the vaccine is administered). The office address and name and title of the person who administers the vaccine.
What is the difference between Fluzone and Flulaval?
For example, Flulaval and Fluzone are both recommended in patients older than 6 months of age, and neither is recommended over the other, but Fluzone has two specific formulations-0.25 mL and 0.5 mL for different age ranges, whereas Flulaval only has a standard 0.5 mL dose regardless of age.
What kind of vaccine is Flulaval?
FLULAVAL QUADRIVALENT, Influenza Vaccine, for intramuscular injection, is a quadrivalent, split-virion, inactivated influenza virus vaccine prepared from virus propagated in the allantoic cavity of embryonated hens’ eggs. Each of the influenza viruses is produced and purified separately.
What is flu vis?
Each year a new flu vaccine is made to protect against the influenza viruses believed to be likely to cause disease in the upcoming flu season. Even when the vaccine doesn’t exactly match these viruses, it may still provide some protection. Influenza vaccine does not cause flu.
Where would you go to get the most current version of all vis?
www.immunize.org/
If you have out- dated VISs, get current versions at www.immunize.org/vis.
What is the minimum needle length recommended?
| Age group | Needle length | Injection site |
|---|---|---|
| Children (birth-18 years) | ||
| Children, 11-18 years | 1-1.5 inches (25-38 mm) | Anterolateral thigh |
| Adults (≥19 years) | ||
| Men and women, <60 kg (130 lbs) | 1 inch (25 mm)(d) | Deltoid muscle of arm |
What is Flulaval quadrivalent?
FLULAVAL QUADRIVALENT is a vaccine indicated for active. immunization for the prevention of disease caused by influenza A subtype. viruses and type B viruses contained in the vaccine. FLULAVAL. QUADRIVALENT is approved for use in persons aged 6 months and older.
What does quadrivalent mean?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : tetravalent. 2 : composed of four homologous chromosomes synapsed in meiotic prophase.
What is quadrivalent vaccine?
A vaccine that works by stimulating an immune response against four different antigens, such as four different viruses or other microorganisms. For example, Gardasil is a quadrivalent vaccine that helps protect the body against infection with four different types of human papillomaviruses (HPV).
How far apart are Covid vaccines?
You should get your second shot as close to the recommended 3-week or 4-week interval as possible. However, your second dose may be given up to 6 weeks (42 days) after the first dose, if necessary. You should not get the second dose early.
What book has up to date vaccine information?
The Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, a.k.a. the “Pink Book,” provides physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with the most comprehensive information on routinely used vaccines and the diseases they prevent.
What is in the Pentacel vaccine?
Pentacel vaccine consists of a Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus (DTaP-IPV) component and an ActHIB® vaccine component combined through reconstitution for intramuscular injection.