APHA ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+.
■ Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient
before administer ring IIV?Are you sick today?
*Mild illness is okay, but moderate to severe acute illness need to be
resolved before getting vaccine.
■ Live attenuated vaccines..produced by weakening the virus or bacteria
to reduce the likelihood that it can cause disease
end to produce more persistent, longer-lasting immunity than inactivated
vaccines
must replicate in order for the body to produce an immune response
could cause disease in immunocompromised patients
Circulating antibodies may interfere with a live attenuated vaccine's
ability to replicate.
,■ Inactivated vaccines...are produced by killing the virus/bacteria
includes polysaccharide vaccines (conjugated [protein altered] or
unconjugated), toxoids, or cellular vaccines
■ Which type of vaccine involves stimulation of B cells without the
assistance of T helper cells?A pure polysaccharide
*not recommended for children <2 because of their immature immune
system
■ Conjugated vaccines..provide longer lasting protection
the immune response that changes to a T cell mediated response allows
children <2 to form an immune response
■ T/F
Both live attenuated vaccines and recombinant vaccines mimic natural
infection and involve T cells in the immune response.True
■ The incubation period for influenza can range from:1-4 days
, ■ What is the time interval for which the development of Guillain-Barré
syndrome following influenza vaccination would result in a precaution
for future influenza vaccines?6 weeks
■ The monitoring system that health care providers should use to report
serious adverse events after vaccination is:VAERS
■ Which of the following patients are appropriate candidates for the 2-
dose schedule of HPV9?11 or 12 year olds
*if series has not been started by age 15, then a 3 dose series is needed
*3 dose series recommended for immunocompromised patients
*1st/2nd dose- given at 0 and 6-12 months
*if 2nd dose is given sooner than 5 months after the first dose then a 3rd
dose is needed
■ Why should refrigerated vaccines be stored in the middle of the
refrigerator?because the temperature in the middle does not fluctuate as
much.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+.
■ Which of the following key questions is important to ask a patient
before administer ring IIV?Are you sick today?
*Mild illness is okay, but moderate to severe acute illness need to be
resolved before getting vaccine.
■ Live attenuated vaccines..produced by weakening the virus or bacteria
to reduce the likelihood that it can cause disease
end to produce more persistent, longer-lasting immunity than inactivated
vaccines
must replicate in order for the body to produce an immune response
could cause disease in immunocompromised patients
Circulating antibodies may interfere with a live attenuated vaccine's
ability to replicate.
,■ Inactivated vaccines...are produced by killing the virus/bacteria
includes polysaccharide vaccines (conjugated [protein altered] or
unconjugated), toxoids, or cellular vaccines
■ Which type of vaccine involves stimulation of B cells without the
assistance of T helper cells?A pure polysaccharide
*not recommended for children <2 because of their immature immune
system
■ Conjugated vaccines..provide longer lasting protection
the immune response that changes to a T cell mediated response allows
children <2 to form an immune response
■ T/F
Both live attenuated vaccines and recombinant vaccines mimic natural
infection and involve T cells in the immune response.True
■ The incubation period for influenza can range from:1-4 days
, ■ What is the time interval for which the development of Guillain-Barré
syndrome following influenza vaccination would result in a precaution
for future influenza vaccines?6 weeks
■ The monitoring system that health care providers should use to report
serious adverse events after vaccination is:VAERS
■ Which of the following patients are appropriate candidates for the 2-
dose schedule of HPV9?11 or 12 year olds
*if series has not been started by age 15, then a 3 dose series is needed
*3 dose series recommended for immunocompromised patients
*1st/2nd dose- given at 0 and 6-12 months
*if 2nd dose is given sooner than 5 months after the first dose then a 3rd
dose is needed
■ Why should refrigerated vaccines be stored in the middle of the
refrigerator?because the temperature in the middle does not fluctuate as
much.
