Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Vaccination?

More pharmacists are providing vaccinations than ever. And as they become a bigger part of pharmacy life, it's important to know the best information available.

First, check out the recent peer-reviewed Drug Topics article “Immunizations Across the Adult Lifespan.” The article "reviews the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2017 Adult Immunization Recommendations to help pharmacists play an active role in improving immunization rates in their community."

So if you think you already know everything there is to know about vaccination, here's your chance to find out! Take this short quiz to find out if you're truly up-to-date, or if you just want to know where you might have some knowledge gaps. Answers to each question will be on the next page.  

Question 1

Answer to question 1: A. Administration

Question 2

Answer to question 2: B. Assess

Question 3

Answer to question 3: C. 60%

Question 4

Answer to question 4: D. Vaccinefinder.org

Question 5

Answer to question 5: A. CDC.gov

Question 6 

Answer to question 6: C. She should receive a dose of Tdap today

Question 7

Answer to question 7: B. Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

Question 8

Answer to question 8: B. Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

Question 9

Answer to question 9: A. Addressing any concerns the patient has about vaccines

Question 10

Answer to question 10: C. 60 years

Question 11

Answer to question 11: C. Tdap

Question 12

Answer to question 12: A. Freezer

How did you do? Anything surpising? Let us know in the comments below!