APhA Immunization Home Study EXAM
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Under the direction of the U.S. Increase the proportion of persons who are
Department of Health and Human vaccinated annually against seasonal influenza
Services, the Healthy People
initiative has identified the following
as a goal for 2030:
Which of the following diseases Smallpox
have been eradicated worldwide,
allowing vaccination to be
discontinued?
Which of the following is one of the Prevention
five guidelines identified by the
APhA Board of Trustees in 2019 to
assist pharmacists in incorporating
immunization activities into their
practice?
,Opportunities for Advocacy and Membership in state immunization coalition to
Collaboration include: serve as an expert on policy and practice issues
affecting pharmacy
Which of the following is an b) maternal antibodies
example of passive immunity?
a) contracting measles
b) maternal antibodies
c) Hepatitis B vaccine
d) skin barrier
Children less than what age do not c) 2 years
mount an adequate immune
response to T-cell independent
immunity?
a) 5 years
b) 11 years
c) 2 years
d) 18 years
How long does it take for the d) 14 days
immune system to provide
protection by producing disease-
specific antibodies and memory
cells?
a) 21 days
b) 7 days
c) 5 days
d) 14 days
The National Vaccine Advisory Integral to increasing vaccination rates
Committee 2013 Standards for Adult
Immunization Practice and the 2016
International Pharmaceutical
Federation global report identify
pharmacists as:
,Which of the following is found in a) antigens
vaccines to evoke an immune
response?
a) antigens
b) antibodies
c) macrophages
d) B cells
Why is spacing and timing of b) circulating antibodies may interfere with
vaccines important? immune response
a) memory T-cells interfere with
immune response
b) circulating antibodies may
interfere with immune response
c) antibodies interfere with inactive
vaccines
d) antigen load may interfere with
immune response
Which of the following vaccines a) Varicella (VAR)
listed is a live attenuated vaccine?
a) Varicella (VAR) Varicella (VAR) is a live attenuated vaccine. The
b) Recombinant zoster vaccine remaining vaccines listed are types of inactivated
(RZV) vaccines.
c) Hepatitis B
d) Hepatitis A
, Which vaccine technology listed d) Adjuvants
below is an ingredient added
typically to inactivated vaccines to Adjuvants are developed and patented by
boost its immune response by manufacturers to produce a more robust immune
targeting pathogen recognition response to the vaccine. These ingredients target
receptors that are expressed on types of pathogen recognition receptors that,
dendritic cells to trigger a pro- when activated, trigger a pro-inflammatory
inflammatory response? Though this response that enhances the body's adaptive
technology creates a more robust immune response. Because of the larger pro-
immune response, it can also inflammatory response, this vaccine technology
increase local site reactions and will not only provide a stronger immune response
systemic reactions, such as fevers, but also increase the likelihood of local and
chills, and body aches. systemic reactions.
a) Conjugation
b) Attenuation
c) mRNA technology
d) adjuvants
Which of the following is true c) mRNA is the genetic blueprint that tells your
regarding the use of mRNA in body how to make a particular protein subunit of
vaccine technology? a virus which, after being produced, will elicit an
a) mRNA vaccine technology immune response.
requires replication similar to a live
attenuated vaccine. mRNA vaccine technology elicits an immune
b) mRNA vaccine technology elicits response in the host by entering the cytoplasm
its immune response and protects of a host cell and providing a blueprint on how to
the host by altering the host's DNA create a particular protein subunit of a virus.
c) mRNA is the genetic blueprint Once produced, the protein will elicit an immune
that tells your body how to make a response. mRNA is unstable in the body. To
particular protein subunit of a virus protect the mRNA, it is encapsulated in lipid
which, after being produced, will nanoparticles. mRNA vaccines do not alter a
elicit an immune response. host's DNA.
d) mRNA is extremely stable in a
host's body.
(updated 2026) Questions & Answers | With
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Terms in this set (150)
Under the direction of the U.S. Increase the proportion of persons who are
Department of Health and Human vaccinated annually against seasonal influenza
Services, the Healthy People
initiative has identified the following
as a goal for 2030:
Which of the following diseases Smallpox
have been eradicated worldwide,
allowing vaccination to be
discontinued?
Which of the following is one of the Prevention
five guidelines identified by the
APhA Board of Trustees in 2019 to
assist pharmacists in incorporating
immunization activities into their
practice?
,Opportunities for Advocacy and Membership in state immunization coalition to
Collaboration include: serve as an expert on policy and practice issues
affecting pharmacy
Which of the following is an b) maternal antibodies
example of passive immunity?
a) contracting measles
b) maternal antibodies
c) Hepatitis B vaccine
d) skin barrier
Children less than what age do not c) 2 years
mount an adequate immune
response to T-cell independent
immunity?
a) 5 years
b) 11 years
c) 2 years
d) 18 years
How long does it take for the d) 14 days
immune system to provide
protection by producing disease-
specific antibodies and memory
cells?
a) 21 days
b) 7 days
c) 5 days
d) 14 days
The National Vaccine Advisory Integral to increasing vaccination rates
Committee 2013 Standards for Adult
Immunization Practice and the 2016
International Pharmaceutical
Federation global report identify
pharmacists as:
,Which of the following is found in a) antigens
vaccines to evoke an immune
response?
a) antigens
b) antibodies
c) macrophages
d) B cells
Why is spacing and timing of b) circulating antibodies may interfere with
vaccines important? immune response
a) memory T-cells interfere with
immune response
b) circulating antibodies may
interfere with immune response
c) antibodies interfere with inactive
vaccines
d) antigen load may interfere with
immune response
Which of the following vaccines a) Varicella (VAR)
listed is a live attenuated vaccine?
a) Varicella (VAR) Varicella (VAR) is a live attenuated vaccine. The
b) Recombinant zoster vaccine remaining vaccines listed are types of inactivated
(RZV) vaccines.
c) Hepatitis B
d) Hepatitis A
, Which vaccine technology listed d) Adjuvants
below is an ingredient added
typically to inactivated vaccines to Adjuvants are developed and patented by
boost its immune response by manufacturers to produce a more robust immune
targeting pathogen recognition response to the vaccine. These ingredients target
receptors that are expressed on types of pathogen recognition receptors that,
dendritic cells to trigger a pro- when activated, trigger a pro-inflammatory
inflammatory response? Though this response that enhances the body's adaptive
technology creates a more robust immune response. Because of the larger pro-
immune response, it can also inflammatory response, this vaccine technology
increase local site reactions and will not only provide a stronger immune response
systemic reactions, such as fevers, but also increase the likelihood of local and
chills, and body aches. systemic reactions.
a) Conjugation
b) Attenuation
c) mRNA technology
d) adjuvants
Which of the following is true c) mRNA is the genetic blueprint that tells your
regarding the use of mRNA in body how to make a particular protein subunit of
vaccine technology? a virus which, after being produced, will elicit an
a) mRNA vaccine technology immune response.
requires replication similar to a live
attenuated vaccine. mRNA vaccine technology elicits an immune
b) mRNA vaccine technology elicits response in the host by entering the cytoplasm
its immune response and protects of a host cell and providing a blueprint on how to
the host by altering the host's DNA create a particular protein subunit of a virus.
c) mRNA is the genetic blueprint Once produced, the protein will elicit an immune
that tells your body how to make a response. mRNA is unstable in the body. To
particular protein subunit of a virus protect the mRNA, it is encapsulated in lipid
which, after being produced, will nanoparticles. mRNA vaccines do not alter a
elicit an immune response. host's DNA.
d) mRNA is extremely stable in a
host's body.
