Common Vaccines and Abbreviations
Common Vaccines and Abbreviations
Common Vaccines and Abbreviations. The below form lists the common vaccines in the world and their abbreviations
- The abbreviations in this comparison table may be non-standard and are only for comparison during vaccination.
- BCG is used to prevent tuberculosis. BCG is a tuberculosis vaccine. The English abbreviation of BCG is BCG, the English abbreviation of tuberculosis vaccine is TB, and BCG belongs to TB.
- In the field of vaccination, please do not understand [Leprosy] as the abbreviation of [Leprosy] or [Leprosy Vaccine]. [Leprosy] in the field of vaccination is just short for [Measles and Rubella] or [Measles and Rubella Vaccine].
- At present, there is only a Haemophilus influenzae vaccine (HI) against B strains. The English abbreviation for Haemophilus influenzae B vaccine is HIB.
- Quad-components Vaccines =【DPT+Influenza bacteria】, Quad=【DPT+HI】.
- Penta-components vaccines =[DPT+Polio vaccine+Influenza bacteria], Penta=[DPT+PV+HI]
Vaccine Name: | Ab. |
Tuberculosis Vaccine | BCG |
Hepatitis B Vaccine | HepB |
Poliomyelitis Vaccine | PV |
Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus Vaccine | DPT |
Measles Vaccine | MV |
Measles Rubella Vaccine | MR |
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine | JEV |
Meningococcus Vaccine | MCV |
Diphtheria Tetanus Vaccine | DT |
Measles Mumps Rubella Vaccine | MMR |
Hepatitis A Vaccine | HepA |
Haemophilus Influenza Vaccine | HI |
Hepatitis A&B Vaccine | HepAB |
Varicella Zoster Vaccine | VZV |
PneumoCoccal Vaccine | PCV |
Influenza Vaccine | Flu |
RotaVirus Vaccine | RVV |
Cholera Vaccine | CV |
Typhoid Vaccine | TV |
Hepatitis E Vaccine | HepE |
Quad-components Vaccine | Quad |
Penta-components vaccine | Penta |