APHA Immunization Self-study
Questions and Answers (2025/2026)
(Verified Answers)
Which of the following key questions is important to ask a
patient before administering IIV?
A. Are you sick today?
B. During the past year, have you received a blood
transfusion or immune (gamma) globulin?
C. Have you received any vaccinations in the past 4 weeks?
D. Do you have cancer, leukemia, AIDS, or any other immune
system problem?
A
Which of the following diseases are transmitted through
mosquito bites?
A. Typhoid fever and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
B. Hepatitis A and typhoid fever.
C. Yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis.
D. Hepatitis A and measles.
C
Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to
provide immunizations in his pharmacy for the first time next
fall. He has no documentation of receiving the hepatitis B
vaccine and would like to be vaccinated before administering
vaccines in his practice. What is the recommended routine
schedule for vaccination against hepatitis B?
A. 0 and 2 months.
B. 0 and 6 months.
,C. 0, 1, and 2 months.
D. 0, 1, and 6 months.
D
If pharmacists are called upon to assist with vaccination
efforts following a natural disaster, which vaccine is likely to
be needed by many of the victims?
A. Tetanus
B. Pneumococcal
C. MMR
D. Meningococcal B
A
Upon giving a VIS to a patient who is to receive a vaccine
cover under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, what
must be documented?
A. The date the VIS was given to the patient or caregiver and
the title of the VIS.
B. The date printed on the VIS and signed confirmation that
the patient has read the VIS.
C. The date the VIS was given to the patient or caregiver and
the date printed on the VIS.
D. Signed confirmation that the patient has read the VIS and
the title of the VIS.
C
A health care provider who has not been vaccinated against
hepatitis B is stuck by a contaminated needle after
administering an immunization to a hepatitis B-positive
patient. In addition to hepatitis B vaccine, the health care
provider also should receive hepatitis B Immunoglobulin
(HBIG) as postexposure prophylaxis because the HBIG
provides:
A. Long-term protection
B. Both short- and long-term protection
, C. A booster effect for the vaccine
D. Prompt immunity
D
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for
pharmacists to use diagnosis-based screening to identify
people at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases?
A. Performing a medication review for a patient who has
diabetes.
B. Recommending vaccinations for a patient undergoing a
splenectomy.
C. Providing hospital discharge counseling to a patient.
D. Providing vaccine information at a booth of a health fair.
A
Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations?
A. Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to
protect those who cannot be vaccinated.
B. Immunity that occurs following infection with wild-type
virus.
C. Vaccinating groups of individuals who are at high risk for
disease from environmental microbes.
D. Immunity from diseases that circulate in other species.
A
Which of the following is a requirement of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Bloodborne
Pathogens Standard?
A. All persons employed by the pharmacy must be offered
hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines.
B. Health care providers must use safety devices when
administering injectable vaccines.
C. All needles should be clipped or recapped before placing
in the biohazard container.
Questions and Answers (2025/2026)
(Verified Answers)
Which of the following key questions is important to ask a
patient before administering IIV?
A. Are you sick today?
B. During the past year, have you received a blood
transfusion or immune (gamma) globulin?
C. Have you received any vaccinations in the past 4 weeks?
D. Do you have cancer, leukemia, AIDS, or any other immune
system problem?
A
Which of the following diseases are transmitted through
mosquito bites?
A. Typhoid fever and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
B. Hepatitis A and typhoid fever.
C. Yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis.
D. Hepatitis A and measles.
C
Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to
provide immunizations in his pharmacy for the first time next
fall. He has no documentation of receiving the hepatitis B
vaccine and would like to be vaccinated before administering
vaccines in his practice. What is the recommended routine
schedule for vaccination against hepatitis B?
A. 0 and 2 months.
B. 0 and 6 months.
,C. 0, 1, and 2 months.
D. 0, 1, and 6 months.
D
If pharmacists are called upon to assist with vaccination
efforts following a natural disaster, which vaccine is likely to
be needed by many of the victims?
A. Tetanus
B. Pneumococcal
C. MMR
D. Meningococcal B
A
Upon giving a VIS to a patient who is to receive a vaccine
cover under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, what
must be documented?
A. The date the VIS was given to the patient or caregiver and
the title of the VIS.
B. The date printed on the VIS and signed confirmation that
the patient has read the VIS.
C. The date the VIS was given to the patient or caregiver and
the date printed on the VIS.
D. Signed confirmation that the patient has read the VIS and
the title of the VIS.
C
A health care provider who has not been vaccinated against
hepatitis B is stuck by a contaminated needle after
administering an immunization to a hepatitis B-positive
patient. In addition to hepatitis B vaccine, the health care
provider also should receive hepatitis B Immunoglobulin
(HBIG) as postexposure prophylaxis because the HBIG
provides:
A. Long-term protection
B. Both short- and long-term protection
, C. A booster effect for the vaccine
D. Prompt immunity
D
Which of the following best describes an opportunity for
pharmacists to use diagnosis-based screening to identify
people at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases?
A. Performing a medication review for a patient who has
diabetes.
B. Recommending vaccinations for a patient undergoing a
splenectomy.
C. Providing hospital discharge counseling to a patient.
D. Providing vaccine information at a booth of a health fair.
A
Herd immunity refers to which of the following situations?
A. Vaccination of enough individuals in a community to
protect those who cannot be vaccinated.
B. Immunity that occurs following infection with wild-type
virus.
C. Vaccinating groups of individuals who are at high risk for
disease from environmental microbes.
D. Immunity from diseases that circulate in other species.
A
Which of the following is a requirement of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Bloodborne
Pathogens Standard?
A. All persons employed by the pharmacy must be offered
hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines.
B. Health care providers must use safety devices when
administering injectable vaccines.
C. All needles should be clipped or recapped before placing
in the biohazard container.
