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6.6 Vaccine Production and Herd Immunity

Last updated over 3 years ago
11 questions
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Do Now:

  1. Do you know if you have you received a vaccination before, what was it for?
  2. What challenges might the government face when distributing the coronavirus vaccine?

Go through the 5 steps on how vaccines are made and then answer the following comprehension questions 2-5.
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/how-vaccines-are-made
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Summarize the 5 Steps of creating a vaccine in one sentence each.

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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?

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Why is step 4, strengthening, so important to help in the distrubution of vaccines.

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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/

You will go through 3 simulations on herd immunity and answer the following questions 6-9.
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/herd-immunity-0
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Click on the unvaccinated group and press play. What do you notice about the people infected vs non-infected?

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Click on the successful herd immunity and press play. What do you notice about those that are unvaccinated?

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Click on the unsuccessful herd immunity and press play. How does unsuccessful herd immunity happen and what is the result of it?

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What are the differences between unsuccessful herd immunity and herd immunity?

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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

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Exit Ticket:

Do you think it is important to get vaccinated and why or why not?