Vaccine Acronyms & Abbreviations*
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*Abbreviations used on U.S. immunization records.
This vaccine abbreviations page lists abbreviations used for vaccines, including some "old" or non-standard abbreviations used on immunization records.
See also:
- Translating Foreign Immunization Records [2 pages]
Immunization Action Coalition - General acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this site
- Glossary
- U.S. Vaccine abbreviations (standardized list from ACIP)
| AVA | Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed |
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| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine |
| ccIIV3 | Cell-Culture Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flucelvax®) |
| DPT | Replaced by the term DTP (see DTP for description) |
| DT | Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, pediatric formulation |
| DTaP | Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (replaced DTP) |
| DTP or (DTwP) | Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available) |
| eIPV | Enhanced inactivated polio vaccine |
| HAV | Hepatitis A Virus |
| HbOC | Haemophilus b Oligosaccharide Conjugate (Hib) Vaccine (no longer available) |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| HepA | Hepatitis A Vaccine |
| HepB | Hepatitis B Vaccine |
| Hib | Haemophilus influenzae type b |
| Hib-MenCY-TT | Hib-Meningococcal (Bivalent) Conjugate Vaccine (MenHibrix®) |
| HPV | Human Papillomavirus |
| HPV2 | Human Papillomavirus vaccine, bivalent (Cervarix®) |
| 2vHPV | Bivalent HPV vaccine (Cervarix®) |
| HPV4 | Human Papillomavirus vaccine, quadrivalent (Gardasil®) |
| 4vHPV | Quadrivalent HPV vaccine (Gardasil®) |
| 9vHPV | 9-valent HPV vaccine (Gardasil®) |
| HZV | Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine (formerly called ZOS) |
| IPV | Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine |
| IIV | Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (formerly called TIV) |
| IIV3 | Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent |
| IIV4 | Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent |
| JE | Japanese Encephalitis |
| JE-MB | Inactivated, mouse brain-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JE-Vax®) (no longer available) |
| JE-VC | Inactivated, Vero cell culture-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro®) |
| LAIV | Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Nasal Spray) |
| LAIV4 | Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Quadrivalent) |
| MCV | Measles antigen-containing vaccines |
| MCV4 | Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Quadravalent) |
| MenACWY-CRM | Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menveo®) |
| MenACWY-D | Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menactra®) |
| MenB | Serogroup B meningococcal vaccine |
| MenB-FHbp | Serogroup B meningococcal vaccine (Trumenba®) |
| MenB-4C | Serogroup B meningococcal vaccine (Bexsero®) |
| MMR | Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccine |
| MMRV | Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella Vaccine |
| MPSV4 | Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (Quadravalent) |
| MR | Measles-rubella Vaccine |
| OPV | Oral Polio Vaccine (no longer available) |
| PCV7 (or PCV) | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available) |
| PCV13 | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (13-valent) (replaced PCV7) |
| PPV23 (or PPV) | Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23) |
| PPSV23 | Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (formerly called PPV or PPV23) |
| PRP | Polyribosylribitol Phosphate Polysaccharide (Hib) Vaccine (no longer available) |
| PRP-D | Polyribosylribitol Phosphate-Diphtheria Conjugate (Hib) Vaccine (no longer available) |
| 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®) (replaced by the term ROTA, then by RV5) |
| RIV3 | Recombinant Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flublok®) |
| ROTA | Rotavirus Vaccine (replaced by the terms RV1 and RV5) |
| RRV-TV | Live, tetravalent rotavirus vaccine (RotaShield™) (no longer available) |
| RV1 | Rotavirus Vaccine, monovalent (Rotarix®) (formerly called ROTA) |
| RV5 | Rotavirus Vaccine, pentavalent (RotaTeq®) (formerly called ROTA) |
| Td | Tetanus & diphtheria Vaccine, adult/adolescent formulation |
| Tdap | Tetanus, diphtheria & acellular pertussis vaccine, adult/adolescent formulation |
| TIV | Trivalent (Inactivated) Influenza Vaccine (replaced by the term IIV) |
| TT | Tetanus Toxoid (no longer available) |
| 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 (replaced by the term HZV) |
Note: Let us know if we are missing an abbreviation or acronym found on a health record by contacting NCIRD web team.
- Page last reviewed: May 31, 2016
- Page last updated: August 19, 2016
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