VACCINE NAMES AND ABBREVIATIONS

Vaccine Abbreviation Name What it Means Polio Oral Polio Oral poliovirus vaccine (no longer used in U.S.) OPV Orimune Trivalent Polio TOPV

Sabin Oral poliovirus

Inactivated Polio Injectable poliovirus vaccine eIPV IPOL IPV

DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) DTP or DPT Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Tri-Immunol (no longer available in U.S.)

Triple Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis

DT Combination vaccine: diphtheria and tetanus (infant vaccine without pertussis used through age 6

DTaP/Tdap DTaP Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus and (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Acel-Imune acellular pertussis Pertussis) Certiva Daptacel Infanrix Tripedia

Tdap Combination vaccine: tetanus, diphtheria, acellular Adacel pertussis (improved booster vaccine containing Boostrix pertussis for adolescents and adults)

DTP-Hib Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis DTP-Hib ActHIB-DTP and Haemophilus influenza type b (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis DTP-ActHib and Haemophilus Influenzae DTP-HbOC type b) DTP-OmniHIB H-DTP OmniHIB-DTP Tetramune

Cuadruple Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus, acellular Also, “Quadruple” pertussis and haemophilus influenza type b

DTaP-Hib Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus, acellular DTaP-Hib Act-HIB-Tripedia pertussis and Haemophilus influenza type (used th (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular TriHIBit only for 4 dose in series) Pertussis and haemophilus Tripedia-ActHIB Influenzae type b)

Pediarix Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertusses, Haemophilus influenza type b and Other DTaP/DTP inactivated poliovirus (DTaP/IPV/Hep B) COMBINATIONS Kinrix Combination vaccine: diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated poliovirus

Pentavalente Combination vaccine: DTP/Hepatitis B/Hib (Mexico) Pentacel and Pentavac Combination vaccine: DTaP/Hib/IPV (outside USA) Pentacoq Combination vaccine: DTP/Hib/IPV (outside USA) Hib Quadracel Combination vaccine: DTaP/IPV (outside USA) Haemophilus Influenzae type b

ActHIB Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate HbOC vaccine(Hib) HCV HIB HibTITER OmniHIB OMP-PRP PedvaxHIB ProHIBit PRP-D PRP-OMP PRP-T Comvax (Hepatitis B/Hib combo) (refer to Hep B-Hib)

MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) MMR Combination vaccine: measles, mumps and rubella M-M-R II

Anti-sarampion Measles-only vaccine

Meas. Measles-only vaccine

Triple Viral (SRP) Measles, rubella, mumps vaccine

MR Measles and rubella vaccine (without mumps) MMR (cont.)

SR Measles and rubella vaccine

MMRV ProQuad Combination vaccine: measles, mumps, rubella and Measles, Mumps, Rubella and varicella Varicella

Hep B Engerix (refer to Hep B-Hib) Hepatitis B Engerix-B HBV Heptavax Recombivax HB Recombivax Comvax (Hep B-Hib combination)

HBIG Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (given to newborns or Hepatitis B-Hib children with possible exposure to Hep B infection) DOES NOT count as dose of Hep B vaccine

Hep B-Hib Combination vaccine: Hepatitis B/Haemophilus Comvax influenza type b vaccine

Varicella Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine Varicella Var (Chickenpox) Varivax VZV Varicella zoster vaccine ZOS Zoster (shingles) vaccine

Hep A Hepatitis A vaccine (not required for school or Hepatitis A Havrix childcare entry) VAQTA

Hepatitis A-Hepatitis B Twinrix Combination vaccine: Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B adults (18 yrs and older)(in USA)

Twinrix Jr. Combination vaccine: Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B pediatric vaccine (outside USA)

HPV Gardasil Human Papillomavirus

Influenza LAIV Live, Weakened Influenza Vaccine (nasal spray) Flu Vaccine TIV Trivalent (Inactivated) Influenza Vaccine

MCV4 Meningo Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine Meningococcal Conjugate Menactra Vaccine (quadravalent)

MPSV4 Meningococcal Polysaccharide Menomune Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine Vaccine (quadravalent)

PCV7 Prevnar Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (7-valent) for Pnemococcal Conjugate children Vaccine (7-valent)