The vaccination schedule
Vaccination in France according to the current schedule: live and inactivated vaccines, compulsory infant vaccinations, MMR, adult boosters, HPV, flu, whooping cough in pregnancy, contraindications, and herd immunity. The schedule changes every year: this deck is reviewed at each new edition.
- 31 cards
- 3 topics
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The outline, topic by topic
Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.
- Concepts
- Scenarios
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A few cards from the deck
Live attenuated vaccine: what is it?
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A vaccine made of a weakened live microbe, such as MMR, BCG, chickenpox or yellow fever.
It is contraindicated in pregnancy and in the immunocompromised.
A pregnant woman never had rubella or its vaccine. Can she get MMR during pregnancy?
- No, it is a live vaccine: she will be vaccinated after delivery
- Yes, at once
- Yes, at half dose
- Yes, in the third trimester only
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No, it is a live vaccine: she will be vaccinated after delivery
In the meantime, contact with infected people is avoided.
Inactivated or subunit vaccine: what is it?
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A vaccine made of a killed microbe or one of its fragments, unable to cause the disease.
It often needs several doses and boosters.
Why are live vaccines contraindicated in pregnancy?
- They always cause miscarriage
- They do not work in pregnancy
- They are not contraindicated
- The weakened microbe could in theory reach the fetus
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The weakened microbe could in theory reach the fetus
The risk is theoretical, but caution prevails.
Compulsory infant vaccinations: what is it?
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For children born since 2018: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae b, hepatitis B, pneumococcus, meningococcus, measles, mumps and rubella.
They are required to enter childcare and school.
A 45-year-old man asks whether he needs a booster. What is the answer?
- No, no boosters after 25
- Yes, the diphtheria, tetanus, polio booster due at 45
- Only if he travels
- Only at 80
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Yes, the diphtheria, tetanus, polio booster due at 45
The next booster is at 65.