Question 144 · LEK · Vaccination against invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections
Indicate the false statement concerning vaccines:
- A. pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) is used for vaccination of neonates and children under 2 years of life.
- B. vaccination against influenza is recommended in children over 6 months of life.
- C. BCG vaccine is a viable, attenuated vaccine and that is why it is contraindicated in children suspected of or diagnosed with severe immune deficiency.
- D. pneumococcal vaccine PCV10 or 13 is an example of conjugated vaccine in which polysaccharide antigens are connected to a protein carrier.
- E. DPT vaccine is an example of inactivated, conjugated vaccine with whole cell pertussis bacteria.
Hint
Consider how the immune system of children under 2 years responds to pure, unconjugated polysaccharide antigens.
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