Quiz: Vaccinations - Civic Genius

Which state became the most recent to end religious and philosophical exemptions for vaccinations, following California, Maine, Mississippi, and West Virginia?*

Arizona
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania

In 1980, the World Health Assembly officially declared that public health efforts had eradicated what disease?*

Smallpox
Pertussis
Rotavirus
Human papilloma virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its top 10 threats to global health in 2019. Which of the following did not make the list?*

Vaccine hesitancy
Global influenza pandemic
Lack of access to clean water
Air pollution and climate change

Vaccines for measles, whooping cough, and other childhood diseases are 100 percent effective.*

True
False

A 2017 study from Stanford University found that just a five percent drop in child vaccination levels would cause the rate of measles to:*

Double
Triple
Quadruple
Slightly increase

Measles is highly contagious. On average, one infected child can infect _______ others.*

1 to 3
3 to 5
8 to 10
12 to 18

In 2018, which of the following countries had a higher rate of measles vaccinations among one-year-olds than the U.S.?*

Russia
China
Turkmenistan
All of the above

In 2018, the CDC reported that only half of preschoolers in Oregon had received their MMR vaccines. That’s lower than the MMR vaccination rate in Venezuela.*

True
False

When is the best time to get a flu shot in order to get the most protection?*

September
October
November
December

Pertussis, also called whooping cough, is on the rise in the U.S. Why?*

A newer version of the vaccine is less effective
Low vaccination rates in certain religious communities
An outbreak in Asia is spreading
Experts aren't sure

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