IMMUNIZATION CRAM CHEAT
Test Day Rapid Review – Pediatrics, Adults, Live vs. Inactive, Case Clues &
Contraindications
✅ VACCINE TYPES
Type Examples
Live MMR, Varicella, Rotavirus, Yellow Fever, Intranasal Flu, Smallpox, BCG
DTaP, Tdap, IPV, Hib, Hep A/B, Influenza (IM), PCV13, PPSV23, MenACWY,
Inactivated
HPV
Toxoid Tetanus, Diphtheria
Passive HBIG, VZIG, HRIG, TIG, Palivizumab
📆 KEY VACCINE SCHEDULES
Birth–6 Years
Birth: Hep B
2 months: DTaP, IPV, Hib, PCV13, Rotavirus, Hep B
6 months: Same + Flu
12 months: MMR, Varicella, Hep A, Hib booster
4–6 years: DTaP, IPV, MMR, Varicella
Adolescents
11–12 years: Tdap, HPV (2 or 3 doses), MenACWY
16 years: MenACWY booster
Adults
Tdap every 10 years
Shingrix ≥50 yrs (2 doses, 2–6 months apart)
PCV13 then PPSV23 ≥65 or high risk
Pregnancy
Tdap every pregnancy at 27–36 weeks