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True or false: Each of the influenza vaccines do not have
specific age requirements. - ANSWERS - False
True or False: Once you have a proper refrigerator and
thermometer, the units should never be completely full of
If there is a shortage of the influenza vaccine, which of the vaccine so that it allows for proper cooling and temperature
following people receive highest priority for the vaccine? - maintenance. - ANSWERS - True
ANSWERS - All children aged 6 to 23 months
What is the most effective way to prevent influenza? -
The influenza pediatric dosing algorithm from ACIP was ANSWERS - Annual vaccinations
developed to help ___________. - ANSWERS -
healthcare professionals determine the number and timing of
influenza vaccine doses needed to protect children 6 months of Once the influenza vaccine arrives at your site, and it is cleared
age and older for use, it should be immediately placed in a working refrigerator
in its original packaging at temperatures from ___________. -
ANSWERS - 35 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit
Which of the following seasonal influenza policies is correct? -
ANSWERS - Seasonal influenza program requires all
civilian HCP who provide direct patient care receive influenza Which statement about seasonal influenza vaccination policy is
vaccine and strongly recommend vaccine for all other civilian correct? - ANSWERS - Seasonal influenza program is a
MTF employees year-round campaign
True or False: There are two types of influenza vaccines that What happens if an influenza vaccine shipment has been
are licensed in the US which are called inactivated influenza compromised and/or not stored at appropriate temperatures? -
vaccine (IIV) and live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). - ANSWERS - It may no longer be effective and cannot be
ANSWERS - True administered
Each influenza vaccine shipping container will include What must you do if an error occurs because a vaccine was
___________. - ANSWERS - a Temperature Monitor delivered by a wrong route, dose, or time? - ANSWERS -
Immediately report the error to a credentialed healthcare
provider for follow-up
True or False: Immunizations must be recorded accurately and
at the time of immunization in an approved immunization
tracking system according to Service-specific policy. - True or False: Influenza A virus changes over time due to
ANSWERS - True mutations. - ANSWERS - True
There are many steps you must take when it comes to vaccine An annual average of how many deaths and hospitalizations
preparation. Which of the following is the FIRST step that occur each year in the US due to influenza infections? -
should be taken? - ANSWERS - Select an appropriate ANSWERS - 36,000 deaths and 226,000 hospitalizations
product based on the age of the patient and/or screening
True or False: Excess heat or cold will not reduce vaccine
What are the most common causes of vaccine compromise? - potency therefore vaccines can be stored almost anywhere. -
ANSWERS - All the above ANSWERS - False
True or False: If your patient has a rare or unexplained adverse In which way is the influenza virus most likely to be transmitted
event, you must notify a healthcare provider and place a person to person? - ANSWERS - All the above
temporary exemption in the immunization tracking system and
AHLTA. - ANSWERS - True
Which of the following is an appropriate screening question prior
to receiving an influenza vaccination? - ANSWERS - All
To verify proper temperature of the refrigerator the CDC the above
guidelines state the units must be checked at a minimum
___________. - ANSWERS - twice a day
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