Guidelines for Adult Immunisation

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Abbreviations

AbbreviationDefinition
A
AIAvian influenza
Anti-HBsAntibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
AEFIAdverse Event Following Immunisation
aPAcellular pertussis
B
BCGBacille Calmette–Guérin
bNAbBroadly Neutralizing Antibody
bOPVBivalent oral poliovirus vaccine
C
cAD3-EBOZChimpanzee Adenovirus Type 3–Vectored Ebola Vaccine
CCEEVCell culture- or embryonated egg-based vaccine
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
CDIClostridioides difficile Infection
CDTBinary Toxin (C. difficile transferase)
CFRCase fatality rate
cGvHDChronic graft-versus-host disease
CHIKVChikungunya virus
COPDChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CRSCongenital rubella syndrome
CSPCircumsporozoite protein
cVDPVCirculating vaccine-derived poliovirus
D
DCADrug Control Authority
DENVDengue virus
DHFDengue haemorrhagic fever
DSSDengue shock syndrome
DTPa/dTpaDiphtheria-tetanus-pertussis
E
EBOVEbola virus
EPIExpanded Programme of Immunisation
eRIGEquine rabies immunoglobulin
EVDEbola virus disease
G
GBSGuillain-Barré syndrome
H
HAHaemagglutinin
HAARTHighly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
HAVHepatitis A Virus
HBIgHepatitis B immunoglobulin
HBVHepatitis B virus
HBsAgHepatitis B Surface Antigen
HCWHealthcare worker
HibHaemophilus influenzae type b
HIVHuman immunodeficiency virus
hRIGHuman rabies immunoglobulin
HPVHuman papilloma virus
HPAIHighly pathogenic avian influenza
HSCTHematopoietic stem cell transplantation
I
ICHImmunocompromised Hosts
ICVPInternational Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis
IDIntradermal
IDUInjecting drug users
IgImmunoglobulin
IgGImmunoglobulin G
IHRInternational Health Regulations
IIVInactivated influenza vaccine
IMIntramuscular
IM NHIgIntramuscular normal human immunoglobulin
IPVInactivated poliovirus vaccine
IPDInvasive pneumococcal disease
ITHInternational Travel and Health
IVIntravenous
J
JEJapanese encephalitis
L
LAIVLive attenuated influenza vaccine
LPAILow pathogenic avian influenza
M
MADRACMalaysian Adverse Drug Reaction Advisory Committee
MCVMeasles containing vaccine
MenACWYMeningococcal ACWY
MMRMeasles-mumps-rubella
MSMMen who have sex with men
mAbMonoclonal antibody
N
NANeuraminidase
NHIgNormal human immunoglobulin
NHPNonhuman Primates
NKNatural killer cells
nOPV2Novel oral poliovirus type 2 vaccine
NPRANational Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency
O
OCVOral Cholera Vaccine
OPVOral poliovirus vaccine
P
PCVPneumococcal conjugate vaccine
PfCSPPlasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein
PEPPost-exposure prophylaxis
PIZVPurified Inactivated Zika Vaccine
PLHIVPeople living with HIV
PPSVPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
PrEPPre-exposure prophylaxis
PRHProduct Registration Holder
prMPre-membrane protein
R
RABVRabies virus
RCVRubella-containing vaccine
RIgRabies Immunoglobulin
RNARibonucleic acid
RSVRespiratory syncytial virus
RSVPreF3Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pre-fusion F protein
rVSVRecombinant vesicular stomatitis virus
RZVRecombinant zoster vaccine
S
SCSubcutaneous
SOTSolid organ transplant
STDSexually Transmitted Disease
STISexually transmissible infection
T
TcdAClostridioides difficile Toxin A
TcdBClostridioides difficile Toxin B
TdapTetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine
TdTetanus and diphtheria vaccine
TBTuberculosis
TIGTetanus Immunoglobulin (Human Tetanus Immunoglobulin)
TIVTrivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
TSTTuberculin Skin Test
Ty21aLive attenuated oral Salmonella Typhi vaccine strain Ty21a
V
VAPPVaccine associated paralytic poliomyelitis
VCDVirologically confirmed dengue
VEVaccine efficacy
VLPVirus-like particle
VZIgVaricella Zoster Immunoglobulin
VZVVaricella-zoster virus
W
WHOWorld Health Organization
WPVWild poliovirus
Y
YFYellow Fever