What is ACTacel vaccine?

ACTacel® is indicated for the primary immunization of infants from the age of 2 months and in children up to 6 years of age (prior to their 7th birthday) against invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough).

Is Hib the same as DTaP?

Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (also known as DTaP) combined with inactivated poliovirus and Haemophilus B conjugate vaccine (also known as IPV and Hib) is a combination vaccine that is given to protect against infections caused by diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), pertussis (whooping cough).

What vaccines are in DTaP IPV?

The combination vaccine diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus and Haemophilus b conjugate (tetanus toxoid conjugate) vaccine (DTaP-IPV/Hib), which has been exclusively used in Canada for more than 10 years, is the first DTaP-based vaccine approved in the US that …

What does DTaP IPV Hib vaccine mean?

The full name of the 5-in-1 vaccine used in the UK is DTaP/IPV/Hib, which stands for ‘Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)’.

What is the 4 in 1 vaccine?

4 in 1 is the name given to the vaccine which protects against diphtheria, polio, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis). All these infections are serious diseases that can lead to hospital admission and at worst can cause death.

What is in the 6-in-1 vaccine?

The 6-in-1 vaccine used in the UK is sometimes referred to as DTaP/Hib/HepB/IPV, which stands for ‘Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Hib, Hepatitis B and Inactivated Polio Vaccine’. The 6-in-1 vaccine includes the acellular pertussis vaccine (the ‘aP’ in ‘DTaP’).

What’s in the 4 in 1 vaccine?

The 4-in-1 vaccine, also known as the DTaP/IPV or dTaP/IPV vaccine, helps protect your child against: diphtheria. tetanus. pertussis (whooping cough)

Who schedule of immunization?

6 Weeks. OPV-1, Pentavalent-1, Rotavirus Vaccine (RVV)-1, Fractional dose of. Inactivated Polio Vaccine (fIPV)-1, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine.

What’s in the 6 in 1 vaccine?

Is there a vaccine for the chicken pox?

There are 2 vaccines that protect against chickenpox: The chickenpox vaccine protects children and adults from chickenpox. The MMRV vaccine protects children from measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox.

Does 6-in-1 vaccine have side effects?

6-in-1 vaccine: side effects

• pain, redness and swelling at the injection site.
• fever (high temperature above 38C) – more common at the second and third dose.
• vomiting.
• abnormal crying.
• irritability.
• loss of appetite.

Is Repevax safe?

REPEVAX does not contain any live bacteria or viruses and it cannot cause any of the infectious diseases against which it protects. Remember that no vaccine can provide complete, life long protection in all people who are vaccinated.