Commonly used abbreviations

adverse event following immunisation

acute flaccid paralysis

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

acute otitis media

bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine

Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

congenital heart disease

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

congenital rubella syndrome

circulating vaccine-derived polio virus

deoxyribonucleic acid

diphtheria tetanus vaccine

diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine

diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccine

diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine

diphtheria, tetanus and whole-cell pertussis vaccine

diphtheria, tetanus, whole-cell pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine

Institute of Environmental Science and Research

Guillain–Barré syndrome

general practitioner

GlaxoSmithKline (New Zealand)

hepatitis A virus

hepatitis B core antigen

hepatitis B e antigen

hepatitis B immunoglobulin

hepatitis B surface antigen

hepatitis B virus

hepatitis A vaccine

hepatitis B vaccine

Haemophilus influenzae type b

Haemophilus influenzae type b polyribosylribitol phosphate vaccine

conjugated with tetanus toxoid

human immunodeficiency virus

human papillomavirus

haematopoietic stem cell transplant

International Classification of Diseases

immunoglobulin

immunoglobulin G

intramuscular

Immunisation Advisory Centre

immune-mediated inflammatory disease

invasive pneumococcal disease

inactivated polio vaccine

immunisation stress-related response

immunisation-related adverse events

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (also known as immune thrombocytopenia)

intravenous

intravenous immunoglobulin

live attenuated influenza vaccine

New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority

quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine 

New Zealand epidemic meningococcal B vaccine

measles, mumps and rubella vaccine

measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine

Merck Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand)

National Health Index

National Immunisation Register

non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae

New Zealand Blood Service

oral polio vaccine

provisional authorised vaccinator

polymerase chain reaction

7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

plaque-forming unit

Pharmaceutical Management Agency

practice management system (also known as patient management system)

personal protective equipment

polyribosylribitol phosphate

Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand

Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee

quadrivalent influenza vaccine

rabies immunoglobulin

ribonucleic acid

rotavirus vaccine (monovalent)

rotavirus vaccine (pentavalent)

school-based vaccination system

subcutaneous

severe combined immune deficiency

sexually transmitted infection

sudden unexpected death in infancy

tuberculosis

adult tetanus and diphtheria vaccine (formerly ADT-Booster)

adult tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine

tetanus immunoglobulin

trivalent influenza vaccine

United Kingdom

United States of America

vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis

virus-like particle

varicella vaccine

varicella zoster virus

World Health Organization

zoster immunoglobulin

zoster vaccine