Vaccine abbreviations

Here is a list of commonly used vaccines and their abbreviations:

Vaccine Abbreviations
BCG - Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine
DT - Pediatric Diphtheria & Tetanus Vaccine
DTaP - Pediatric Diphtheria, Tetanus & Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
HAV - Hepatitis A Virus
HAV - Hepatitis B Virus

Hib - Haemophilus influenzae type b
HPV - Human Papillomavirus
IPV - Inactivated Polio Vaccine
LAIV - Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Nasal Spray)
MCV4 - Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Quadravalent)

MMR - Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccine
MMRV - Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella Vaccine
MPSV4 - Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (Quadravalent)
OPV - Oral Polio Vaccine (No longer used in the USA)
PCV7 - Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent)

PCV23 - Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent)
PRV - Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine (i.e., RotaTeq®)
ROTA - Rotavirus Vaccine
Td - Adult/Adolescent Tetanus & Diphtheria Vaccine
Tdap - Adult/Adolescent Tetanus, Diphtheria & Acellular Pertussis Vaccine

TIV - Trivalent (Inactivated) Influenza Vaccine
TT - Tetanus Toxoid
VAR - Varicella Vaccine
VZV - Varicella Zoster Virus
ZOS - Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine


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