Overview

Vaccines: Understanding Immunisation and its Impact

In this Vaccines Mini-course, you will learn all how to

• Identify the different types of immunity and vaccines?
• Discuss the vaccines route of administration, storage, adverse effects, contraindications and precautions.
• Identify the vaccines needed for travel and Haj
• Determine the immunization schedules of CDC and Saudi MOH.
• Discuss the difference between the COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination.
• Identify the important role of pharmacist in immunization.
• Learn how to think systematically in the vaccination of any clinical case

Outlines of Vaccines | Immunization 

• Active Vs Passive Immunity | Vaccines
• Vaccine Types: Inactivated Vs Live Attenuated
• Vaccines: Administration & Precautions
• Vaccines: Contraindications & Adverse Effects
• Vaccines Consideration in Special Population
• Vaccines Storage
• Vaccinations Needed Before You Travel & Hajj
• Saudi MOH and CDC Immunization Schedules
• Influenza Vs COVID-19 Vaccines
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs

What is meant by the word “Vaccines”?

• Vaccine is a product that stimulates a body’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, to protect the person from that disease.
• Usually, Vaccines administered through injections, but it can also be administered by mouth or into the nose.
• The presence of antibodies to a disease is what makes a person immunised to that disease.

There are Two Types of Immunity and Vaccines

Influenza Vs COVID-19 Vaccines

Flu Vaccines

• New influenza season starts approximately in Nov every year & new vaccination must start in October. (Flu Jab)
• It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection.
• A TRIVALENT vaccine that targets three strains of flu virus.
• A QUADRIVALENT vaccine that targets four strains.
• Both vaccines are available as an IM injection.

COVID-19 Virus

• Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
• The first case identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
• It has since spread worldwide, leading to an ongoing pandemic.

Vaccines Training FADIC Mini-Course

• The course also includes a pre & post MOCK exam test designed to assess your skills in answering the MCQs effectively.
• Additionally, include more infographics and summarised tables to help in assuring the information you obtained in the course.
• The purchase of the course grants you 365 days’ access to all the course recorded lectures, handouts, and info-graphs.
• Duration: 10 days course; each session will be 30 min – 1 hour.

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