Vaccine History
Who developed the first smallpox vaccine?
Who is Edward Jenner?
Which disease was eradicated in 1980 thanks to vaccines?
What is smallpox?
vaccines train the body to recognize and fight what?
germs or pathogens
What international organization leads vaccination efforts worldwide?
WHO
This scientist co-created the first successful vaccine for tuberculosis (the BCG vaccine).
Calmette or Guerin.
In what century was the first vaccine created?
What is the 18th century?
The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and what other disease?
rubella
what are the proteins called that the body makes to fight infections?
antibodies
Name one organization besides the WHO that helps provide vaccines to children around the world.
UNICEF (!), doctors without borders, ...
This doctor helped develop the first effective vaccine against measles in the 1960s.
John Enders
This U.S. president strongly supported smallpox vaccination during his time
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What insect spreads yellow fever?
mosquito
What part of the immune system "remembers" past infections?
memory cells
Which disease’s vaccine is often delivered in a small drop given by mouth, especially in developing countries?
polio
This woman led the campaign for COVID-19 vaccine research and helped develop the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Sarah Gilbert
What major disease did Jonas Salk develop a vaccine for in the 1950s?
What is polio?
tetanus
True or False: Vaccines usually contain weakened or inactive forms of germs
true
In 2021, the WHO approved the first vaccine for which deadly mosquito-borne disease?
malaria
This French scientist helped create vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
Louis Pasteur
This method of giving smallpox material to healthy people to make them immune was called...
What is variolation?
Which two diseases are combined in the DTaP vaccine along with diphtheria?
What is pertussis and tetanus.
What is it called when enough people are vaccinated that it protects even those who aren’t?
herd immunity
Which vaccine is recommended at birth to prevent a liver infection?
Hepatitis B vaccine
Name one person or organization awarded the Nobel Prize for work related to vaccines.
Calmette or Guerin