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True or False: The FDA approves vaccinations based on the safety and efficacy for the indication. - correct answer True
True or False: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides the recommendations for vaccine administration in children ...
True or False: The FDA approves vaccinations based on the safety and efficacy for the indication. -
correct answer True
True or False: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides the recommendations
for vaccine administration in children and adults (i.e., who gets what vaccine and when). - correct
answer True
True or False: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approves the ACIP
recommendations and publishes them in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
and The Pink Book (Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases). - correct answer
True
What is Active Immunity? - correct answer From the person's own immune system
(from vaccines or fighting an infection). Lasts a long time, often a lifetime.
What is Passive Immunity? - correct answer Received from someone else, such as
receiving immunoglobulins (lg) that are pooled from other people, or through transfer from a mother to
her baby.
List the common live vaccines: (HINT: MICRO-VY) - correct answer MMR
Intranasal Influenza
Cholera
Rotavirus
Oral Typhoid
,Varicella
Yellow Fever
The tuberculin skin test (TST), also called a purified protein derivative (PPD) test, is used to determine if
a person has latent tuberculosis (TB). Live vaccines can cause a false- negative result. Options to reduce
the risk of a false-negative TST result include: - correct answer Give the live vaccine
on the same day as the skin test
Wait 4 weeks after alive vaccine to perform the skin test
Administer the skin test first, wait 48-72 hours to get the result, then give the live vaccine
Which of the following statements are correct concerning vaccine timing and spacing? - correct answer
Vaccines can usually be given at the same time (same visit and same day)
EXCEPTION: in patients with asplenia, Prevnar and Menactra should be separated by 4 weeks
Multiple live vaccines can be given on the same day or (if not given on the same day) spaced 4 weeks
apart
EXCEPTION: no separation is required for oral rotavirus vaccines
If a vaccine series requires > 1 dose, the intervals between doses can be extended without restarting the
series, but they cannot be shortened in most cases
Which of the following statements are correct concerning live vaccines and antibody? - correct answer
MMR and varicella-containing vaccines require separation from
antibody-containing products (e.g., blood transfusions, IVIG). The recommended spacing is:
Vaccine ➔ 2 weeks ➔ antibody-containing product
Antibody-containing product ➔ 3 months or longer ➔ vaccine
, True or False: Simultaneous administration of vaccine and antibody (in the form of immunoglobulin) is
recommended for post-exposure prophylaxis of certain diseases (e.g.,hepatitis A and B, rabies and
tetanus). - correct answer True
True or False: The patient should be monitored for at least 15 minutes after vaccination (to watch for an
allergic reaction, syncope, dizziness or falls). - correct answer True
True or False: Adverse reactions that require some type of assistance should be reported to the FDA's
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). - correct answer True
Significant adverse reactions that occur after administration of a vaccine should be reported to the
following: - correct answer VAERS
True or False: Minor allergic reactions will resolve quickly and can be treated with diphenhydramine
(OTC) or hydroxyzine (prescription). - correct answer True
A pharmacy administering vaccines must be prepared to administer the following medication in the
event of an anaphylactic reaction: - correct answer Epinephrine
Vaccinations may be given, if indicated, in the following situations: - correct answer
Mild acute illness (slight fever, mild diarrhea)
Current antimicrobial treatment
Previous local skin reaction (mild/moderate) from a vaccine
Allergies: bird feathers, penicillin, allergies to products not in the vaccine
Pregnancy (except live vaccines), breastfeeding, preterm birth
Recent tuberculin skin test
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