Welcome to your Vaccine Education Quiz
1. Choose one of the following answers that best applies to the following statement: Vaccines have helped to reduce the spread of diseases in Canada and across the world. 11,000 people in Canada were paralyzed by polio between 1949 and 1954, with 500 deaths at the peak of its epidemic in 1953.
2. How do Vaccines work? Choose the following statement that applies:
3. Choose the statement that best describes vaccine additives (ingredients):
4. True or false: Severe adverse reactions are uncommon. Serious reactions such as anaphylaxis (a severe allergic reaction) can occur on the order of 1 in 1 million doses.
5. Some people in the community (e.g. : infants, older adults and people with medical conditions) are more vulnerable to infection. Of these groups of people, some may not be able to receive a vaccine based on their age or condition. What term is used when describing protection of these vulnerable groups in the community through the use of immunization?
6. Select the option below that pertains to Immunization Exemptions for School-aged children in Ontario: