Vaccine Abbreviations

At a glance

Access an alphabetical list of current and old abbreviations used for vaccines on U.S. records.

A – G

AVA
Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed
BCG
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine
ccIIV3
Cell-Culture Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flucelvax®)
1vCOV-mRNA
Monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty®/PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, SPIKEVAX®/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine)
2vCOV-mRNA
Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine)
1vCOV-aPS
Adjuvanted, protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine (Novavax)
DEN4CYD
Dengue vaccine (Dengvaxia®)
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)
DTaP-IPV
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated poliovirus combination vaccine (Kinrix®, Quadracel®)
DTaP-HepB-IPV
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, and inactivated poliovirus combination vaccine (Pediarix®)
DTaP-IPV/Hib
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliovirus, and Haemophilus influenzae type b combination vaccine (Pentacel®)
DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B combination vaccine (Vaxelis®)
DTP or (DTwP)
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available)
eIPV
Enhanced inactivated polio vaccine

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H – I

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®)
IPV

Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine
IIV
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (formerly called TIV)
IIV3
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent
IIV4

Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent

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J – M

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-TT
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (MenQuadfiTM)
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

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N – R

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)
PCV15
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (15-valent)
PCV20
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (20-valent)
PPV23 (or PPV)

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (formerly called PPV or PPV23)

PPSV23

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23)

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)
RZV
Recombinant Zoster Vaccine

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S – Z

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

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