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APhA Immunization Exam questions (Newest ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




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The National Vaccine Advisory Committee 2013 Standards for Adult Immunization Practice
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and the 2016 International Pharmaceutical Federation global report identify pharmacists as: -
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correct answer✔✔Integral to increasing vaccination rates
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Under the direction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Healthy
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People initiative has identified the following as a goal for 2030: - correct answer✔✔Increase
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the proportion of persons who are vaccinated annually against seasonal influenza
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Opportunities for Advocacy and Collaboration include: - correct answer✔✔Membership in ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




state Immunization coalition to serve as an expert on policy and practice issues affecting
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pharmacy



Which of the following diseases have been eradicated worldwide, allowing vaccination to be
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discontinued? - correct answer✔✔Smallpox - eradicated in 1980 by WHO ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Which of the following is one of the five guidelines identified by the APhA Board of Trustees
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in 2019 to assist pharmacists in incorporating immunization activities into their practice? -
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correct answer✔✔Prevention, Partnership, Quality, Documentation and Empowerment
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Active Immunity - correct answer✔✔Long-term protection but takes 2 weeks to work
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Innate Immunity - correct answer✔✔Barrier defense mechanism
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Adaptive Immunity - correct answer✔✔Also known as acquired ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||

,Passive Immunity - correct answer✔✔Antibodies from an external source
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Antigens - correct answer✔✔Evoke the immune response and bind to specific antibodies
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T/F: Vaccines contain antibodies which are recognized by the immune system. - correct
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answer✔✔False



What can a pharmacist do to reduce the risk of getting hepatitis B after exposure? - correct
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answer✔✔1. Post-exposure prophylaxis is needed right away ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2. Give both Hep B immune globulin (HBIG) and Hepatitis B vaccine
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3. HBIG contains antibodies that provide immediate protection via passive immunity
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4. When a person is fully vaccinated, the hepatitis B vaccine provides long-term protection.
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Live Vaccines are: - correct answer✔✔1. Attenuated
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2. Stimulates both humoral and cell-mediated immune response
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3. May be interfered with by circulating antibodies
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4. Not given to children less than 12 months of age due to presence of maternal antibodies
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Inactivated Vaccines are: - correct answer✔✔1. Killed virus or bacteria ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2. Does not replicate
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3. Stimulates humoral immunity (antibodies)
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4. May be given to people who have received blood products or live vaccines, regardless of
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timing.

5. Predominantly given to infants (less than 12 months) because they may have circulating
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maternal antibodies which could reduce the effectiveness of a live vaccines.
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,T/F: Inactivated vaccines do NOT have minimum intervals between administered vaccines -
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correct answer✔✔True ||//\\||




T/F: Inactivated vaccines are not affected by live vaccines and visa versa. - correct
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answer✔✔True



If two live vaccines are given simultaneously sly on the same day, then you must wait _____
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minimum interval. - correct answer✔✔28-day minimum interval so that each vaccine can ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




replicate properly. ||//\\||




Live vaccines followed by blood products (contain antibodies) require ______minimum
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interval. - correct answer✔✔2 weeks. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Which of the following is an example of passive immunity?
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a.) Contracting measles
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b.) Hep B Vaccine
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c.) Skin Barrier
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d.) Maternal antibodies - correct answer✔✔d.) Maternal antibodies
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Why is spacing and timing of vaccines important? - correct answer✔✔Circulating antibodies
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may interfere with immune response
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How long does it take for the immune system to provide protection by producing disease-
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specific antibodies and memory cells? - correct answer✔✔14 days ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




When does Active Immunity occur? - correct answer✔✔When a patient is exposed to an
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antigen that triggers the body's immune system to produce it's own disease-specific
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antibodies and memory cells. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||

, Children less than what age do not mount an adequate immune response to t-cell
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independent immunity? - correct answer✔✔2 years. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Which of the following is found in vaccines to evoke an immune response? - correct
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answer✔✔Antigens



What does attenuated mean? - correct answer✔✔weakened
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LAIV4 is the abbreviation for: - correct answer✔✔Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine
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RV1, RV5 is the abbreviation for: - correct answer✔✔Rotavirus
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VAR is the abbreviation for: - correct answer✔✔Varicella
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MMR is the abbreviation for: - correct answer✔✔Measles, mumps, rubella
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MMRV is the abbreviation for: - correct answer✔✔Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella
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Can inactivated vaccines replicate? - correct answer✔✔No. It does not cause disease.
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What are two broad categories that vaccines are classified as? - correct answer✔✔1. Live
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attenuated vaccines ||//\\||




2. Inactivated vaccines
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Cellular Vaccines - correct answer✔✔1. Inactivated Vaccines
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2. Whole viruses or bacteria
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3. Known as Subunits (fractions)
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