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School District of Philadelphia
Policy and Procedures

Subject	Immunization
Classification	Common Names and Abbreviations for Vaccines
Date Issued	April 1984
Policy Number	503.2
Issued by	Division of School Health Services
Supersedes	All previous memos, procedures, etc.
Review Before	As needed

Commonly used abbreviations for required antigens are listed below.

1. Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis

DPT-Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus

TD-Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis

2. DT-Diphtheria and Tetanus) After six years of age

TD-Tetanus and Diphtheria)

TD-Tetanus and Diphtheria

3. Oral Polio Vaccine Inactivated Polio Vaccine

OPV Oral Polio

TOPV Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine - three doses needed.

IPV Inactivated Polio Vaccine - four doses needed.

4. Measles Vaccine

a. Attenuvax - Measles Vaccine

b. Lirugen - Measles Vaccine

c. LMV - Live Measles Vaccine

d. Rubeovax - Measles Vaccine

e. Rubeola - Another name for Measles

f. MMR - Measles, Mumps and Rubella

g. SAC - Measles, Rubella

5. Mumps Vaccine

Mumps

MMR - Measles, Mumps and Rubella

BIAVAX II - Mumps, Rubella vaccine

SA - Rubella

SAC - Rubella, Measles