Vaccines
By Mariana Garcia-Serrato
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Last updated about 4 years ago
5 Questions
The graph below appeared in an article published by Science Magazine in 2017. "Bubbles represent reported U.S. cases, but not all diseases were notifiable in all years. For example, mumps was not reported until 1968, the year after a vaccine was licensed."
(Graphic) J. You/Science (Data) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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1.
Place the vaccines in order of development, starting with the oldest
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Which disease was almost erradicated after the vaccine was licensed, only to see a relatively big resurgence later on
MS-ETS1-1
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Which disease has the most reported cases before its vaccine was licensed?
MS-ETS1-1
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What do you wonder about what is going on in this graph?
Write one relevant question you have about the data or the information you obtained from the graph, as well as where you would look for the answer or what data you'd need to answer your question.
("I would Google it" is not an appropriate response, while "I would use the following keywords: _______________ to try to find ______________" is OK).
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Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the graph.
This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the graph and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.
DO NOT start your tweet with the phrase "I noticed", AND #nohashtagnograde