Glossary / Acronyms:
Vaccine Acronyms & Abbreviations
AVA
Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed
BCG
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine
DT
Pediatric Diphtheria & Tetanus Vaccine
DTaP
Pediatric Diphtheria, Tetanus & Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
HAV
Hepatitis A Virus
HbOC
Haemophilus b Oligosaccharide Conjugate (Hib) Vaccine*
HBV
Hepatitis B Virus
Hib
Haemophilus influenzae type b
HPV
Human Papillomavirus
IPV
Inactivated Polio Vaccine
JE
Japanese Encephalitis
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*
PCV7 (or PCV)
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent)
PPV23 (or PPV)
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent)
PRP
Polyribosylribitol Phosphate Polysaccharide (Hib) Vaccine*
PRP-D
Polyribosylribitol Phosphate-Diphtheria Conjugate (Hib) Vaccine*
PRP-OMP
Polyribosylribitol Phosphate-Outer Membrane Protein Conjugate (Hib) Vaccine
PRP-T
Polyribosylribitol Phosphate-Tetanus Conjugate (Hib) Vaccine
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
Ty21a
Live Oral Typhoid Vaccine
VAR
Varicella Vaccine
ViCPS
Vi Capsular Polysaccharide (Inactivated Typhoid) Vaccine
VZV
Varicella Zoster Virus
YF
Yellow Fever
ZOS
Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine
*No longer used in the United States
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This page last modified on May 12, 2008
Content last reviewed on April 6, 2006
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases