NURS 641 IMMUNIZATION QUIZ REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
VFC program
Provides free vaccines to eligible children.
Vaers purpose, how is it used?
Detect new, unusual or adverse events from vaccines, provides national safety monitoring
how to overcome barriers to vaccines?
Listen, educate
Active immunity
immunity produced by exposure to an antigen, as a result of the immune response
examples of active immunity
natural infection, vaccines, toxoid
passive immunity
the short-term immunity that results from the introduction of antibodies from another person -
newborns
4 types of active immunizations
1. inactivated
2. conjugated
3. toxoid
4. live attenuated
Inactivated vaccines
Pathogen has been completely killed. Frequently requires boosters.
types of inactivated vaccines
Hep A, flu, polio
conjugated vaccines
combine the desired antigen with a protein that boosts the immune response
types of conjugated vaccines
Hib, Hep B, HPV,< pertussis, pneumococcal, meningococcal, shingles
Toxoid vaccines
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
VFC program
Provides free vaccines to eligible children.
Vaers purpose, how is it used?
Detect new, unusual or adverse events from vaccines, provides national safety monitoring
how to overcome barriers to vaccines?
Listen, educate
Active immunity
immunity produced by exposure to an antigen, as a result of the immune response
examples of active immunity
natural infection, vaccines, toxoid
passive immunity
the short-term immunity that results from the introduction of antibodies from another person -
newborns
4 types of active immunizations
1. inactivated
2. conjugated
3. toxoid
4. live attenuated
Inactivated vaccines
Pathogen has been completely killed. Frequently requires boosters.
types of inactivated vaccines
Hep A, flu, polio
conjugated vaccines
combine the desired antigen with a protein that boosts the immune response
types of conjugated vaccines
Hib, Hep B, HPV,< pertussis, pneumococcal, meningococcal, shingles
Toxoid vaccines
