Vaccine Acronyms & Abbreviations*
*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) |
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- Page last reviewed: May 31, 2016
- Page last updated: August 19, 2016
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