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develop a patient information handout on childhood vaccinations. This handout should include relevant information on the common vaccinations administered to children—along with the timeline of when each immunization is usually administered and the purpose it serves. Your handout should also highlight the benefits of these immunizations and provide a resource that can help address any questions or concerns. Your information handout should be a minimum of 250 words
4-6 years |
11-12 years |
16-18 years |
BENEFITS |
Varicella Purpose : to help prevent chickenpox |
Tdap- for more than seven years *Tetanus *Diphtheria *Acellular pertussis Purpose: a combination vaccine help protect against the above three disease mentioned. Given for children above 7 years |
The common benefits of the all the vaccines include the following: *Immunizations main function is to trigger the immune system to fight against infections/diseases and prevent the disease from developing *It provide the child with best possible protection against dangerous diseases *It not helps a single child, it helps protect the health of the whole community |
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DTaP *Diphtheria *Tetanus *Acellular pertussis |
HPV(human papillomavirus) Purpose: to provide protection against cancer prevention(cervical, oropharynx, etc..) |
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Inactivated polio vaccine |
Men(Meningococcal) Purpose: To protect against four types of meningococcal bacteria(Types A, C W and Y) |
Men(Meningococcal) Booster dose |
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MMR *Measles *Mumps *Rubella |
BIRTH |
2 MONTHS |
4MONTHS |
6MONTHS |
1-1.5YEARS |
Hepatitis B (HepB) Purpose: To produce anti HBS and fight the organism causing Hepatitis. |
Hepatitis B (HepB) |
Hepatitis B (HepB)-3dose could be given 6-18 months anytime |
MMR *Measles *Mumps *Rubella Purpose: to protect against measles, mumps and rubella |
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DTaP *Diphtheria *Tetanus *Acellular pertussis Purpose: to help develop immunity to the mentioned diseases |
DTaP *Diphtheria *Tetanus *Acellular pertussis |
DTaP *Diphtheria *Tetanus *Acellular pertussis |
Hepatitis A Purpose: To produce anti HBS and fight the organism causing Hepatitis. |
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Rotavirus Purpose: To protect against infections causing severe diarrhea |
Rotavirus |
Rotavirus |
DTaP *Diphtheria *Tetanus *Acellular pertussis |
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Haemophillus Influenza type b Purpose: to provide long-term protection form Hib, pneumonia, infections of blood, bones, and joints |
Haemophillus Influenza type b |
Haemophillus Influenza type b |
Haemophillus Influenza type b |
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Inactivated polio vaccine Purpose: To provide serum immunity all the 3 types of poliovirus and protection against paralytic poliomyelitis |
Inactivated polio vaccine |
Inactivated polio vaccine |
Pneumococcal conjugate |
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Pneumococcal conjugate Purpose: To protect against pneumonia, blood infections and bacterial meningitis |
Pneumococcal conjugate |
Pneumococcal conjugate |
Varicella |
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Influenza Vaccine Purpose: to protect against flu that can lead to serious health complications |
Resource: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html
Note: the purpose mentioned is on bold, and the benefits are mentioned in last column. Due to the some technical issue couldn't place the document in order, the second document comes first. Also please do refer the link for further details. Please leave a comment for any further information required.