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Pre-Activity Survey
1.
My profession is:
Physician
Nurse
Pharmacist
Other (please specify)
2.
My current practice setting is
3.
According to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), at what age should the herpes zoster vaccine be given to adults?
50 years
55 years
60 years
65 years
4.
The FDA recommends administering the herpes zoster vaccine beginning at age:
50 years.
55 years.
60 years.
65 years.
5.
To maintain potency, the herpes zoster vaccine should be stored:
At room temperature or refrigerated.
At room temperature only.
At refrigerated temperature only.
Frozen.
6.
The herpes zoster vaccine is contraindicated in all of the following except:
Pregnant women.
Those who are HIV infected.
Those who received the pneumococcal vaccine in the previous 2 months.
Those receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
7.
In considering giving the herpes zoster vaccine to a mother of a newborn, the vaccine should be deferred until the newborn is at least 6 months of age.
True
False
8.
For a patient with acute herpes zoster infection (shingles), the herpes zoster vaccine should be given:
Immediately.
Once the symptoms of infection resolve.
At least 1 year following the infection.
Never. The patient is now immune to future herpes zoster infections.
9.
Additional Comments and Questions
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