APHA IMMUNIZATION EXAM 4 MOCK TEST
WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Can technicians administer vaccinations?
Answer: No
◉ Pregnant women should not get what kind of vaccines?
Answer: Live
◉ Antigenic shifts produce ________ changes in type _____ antigens
Answer: MAJOR; A
◉ Antigenic drifts produce ________ changes in type ______ antigens
Answer: minor; A and B
◉ Children are more likely to get what type of influenza strain?
Answer: B
◉ Which type of influenza strain is responsible for pandemics?
Answer: A
,◉ How long does immunity from the influenza vaccine typically last?
Answer: 6-8 months
◉ If a baby is born prematurely, do you need to adjust their
vaccination schedule to begin at their due date?
Answer: No, no adjustment--use actual birthday
◉ True or false: you should never vaccinate somebody with a mild
illness? (mild fever, upper respiratory tract infection, otitis media,
mild diarrhea)
Answer: False--you can vaccinate people with mild illnesses
◉ Will administering multiple vaccines on one day produce adverse
effects?
Answer: No
◉ Can a pregnant pharmacist administer a live vaccine?
Answer: Yes
◉ Which publication does the CDC generally use to quickly notify
providers of updates to vaccine recommendations?
Answer: MMWR.
,◉ What is the only flu vaccine approved for patients under 3 years
old?
Answer: Fluzone IIV
◉ What is an example of mass screening?
Answer: Providing vaccine information at a booth of a health fair.
◉ What is an example of a procedure-based screening?
Answer: Recommending vaccinations for a patient undergoing a
splenectomy.
◉ What is an example of an occurrence-based screening?
Answer: Providing hospital discharge counseling to a patient.
◉ What type of immunity targets pathogens that are circulating
freely in body fluids, such as blood, plasma, and lymph.
Answer: Humoral immunity
◉ What is the written vaccine update source also known as the
"pink book?"
Answer: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases.
, ◉ What form is required to receive compensation for giving a
vaccination?
Answer: CMS-1500.
◉ All Medicare Part B enrollees are covered for which two vaccines?
Answer: Influenza and pneumococcal.
◉ 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?
Answer: 0, 1, and 6 months.
◉ Which of the following statements is true regarding
administration of LAIV?
Answer: Administer with the patient's head tilted slightly backward.
◉ Live vaccines are contraindicated in a patient who:
Answer: Is immunosuppressed.
◉ Which of the following diseases has been successfully eradicated
worldwide through vaccination efforts?
WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Can technicians administer vaccinations?
Answer: No
◉ Pregnant women should not get what kind of vaccines?
Answer: Live
◉ Antigenic shifts produce ________ changes in type _____ antigens
Answer: MAJOR; A
◉ Antigenic drifts produce ________ changes in type ______ antigens
Answer: minor; A and B
◉ Children are more likely to get what type of influenza strain?
Answer: B
◉ Which type of influenza strain is responsible for pandemics?
Answer: A
,◉ How long does immunity from the influenza vaccine typically last?
Answer: 6-8 months
◉ If a baby is born prematurely, do you need to adjust their
vaccination schedule to begin at their due date?
Answer: No, no adjustment--use actual birthday
◉ True or false: you should never vaccinate somebody with a mild
illness? (mild fever, upper respiratory tract infection, otitis media,
mild diarrhea)
Answer: False--you can vaccinate people with mild illnesses
◉ Will administering multiple vaccines on one day produce adverse
effects?
Answer: No
◉ Can a pregnant pharmacist administer a live vaccine?
Answer: Yes
◉ Which publication does the CDC generally use to quickly notify
providers of updates to vaccine recommendations?
Answer: MMWR.
,◉ What is the only flu vaccine approved for patients under 3 years
old?
Answer: Fluzone IIV
◉ What is an example of mass screening?
Answer: Providing vaccine information at a booth of a health fair.
◉ What is an example of a procedure-based screening?
Answer: Recommending vaccinations for a patient undergoing a
splenectomy.
◉ What is an example of an occurrence-based screening?
Answer: Providing hospital discharge counseling to a patient.
◉ What type of immunity targets pathogens that are circulating
freely in body fluids, such as blood, plasma, and lymph.
Answer: Humoral immunity
◉ What is the written vaccine update source also known as the
"pink book?"
Answer: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases.
, ◉ What form is required to receive compensation for giving a
vaccination?
Answer: CMS-1500.
◉ All Medicare Part B enrollees are covered for which two vaccines?
Answer: Influenza and pneumococcal.
◉ 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?
Answer: 0, 1, and 6 months.
◉ Which of the following statements is true regarding
administration of LAIV?
Answer: Administer with the patient's head tilted slightly backward.
◉ Live vaccines are contraindicated in a patient who:
Answer: Is immunosuppressed.
◉ Which of the following diseases has been successfully eradicated
worldwide through vaccination efforts?
