Do Now:
Do you know if you have you received a vaccination before, what was it for?
What challenges might the government face when distributing the coronavirus vaccine?
Summarize the 5 Steps of creating a vaccine in one sentence each.
Antigens are what tell your body to start an immune response. In step 1 where we generate an antigen, why might we want to maximize the amount of antigen created in the lab?
Why is step 4, strengthening, so important to help in the distrubution of vaccines.
During step 5 ,distrubution, we may run into a few hiccups. Read this article and answer how dippin dots may play a key role in the distribution process.
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a35046982/covid-19-vaccine-dippin-dots/
Click on the unvaccinated group and press play. What do you notice about the people infected vs non-infected?
Click on the successful herd immunity and press play. What do you notice about those that are unvaccinated?
Click on the unsuccessful herd immunity and press play. How does unsuccessful herd immunity happen and what is the result of it?
What are the differences between unsuccessful herd immunity and herd immunity?
Choose one of the barriers to distribution below and give a real life situation of how this could be a barrier in the covid vaccine distribution.
-Funding
-Racial and Ethnic Disparities
-Supply and Logistics
-Communication and Trust
-Federal,state, and local roles
-Coverage and Costs
Exit Ticket:
Do you think it is important to get vaccinated and why or why not?