Types of vaccines
What type of vaccine uses a killed version of the germ?
Inactivated Vaccines
How many steps are there to make vaccines?
6
What challenge made people unsure or unwilling to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
Vaccine Hesitancy
What are the two types of ways to test how effective vaccines are?
Efficacy and Effectiveness
What is the newest type of vaccine?
Messenger RNA (mRNA) Vaccines
The main goal of a vaccine is to teach the body to defend itself against diseases without causing one of these. Answer: What is a full infection?
A full infection
What false/misleading information spread online made it harder for people to make informed decisions about vaccines?
Social media disinformation
What are some causes of vaccine skepticism?
Misinformation and lack of trust
What type of vaccine uses a weakened but live version of the germ?
Live-Attenuated Vaccines
To neutralize substances, white blood cells produce antibodies that work by recognizing and binding to this active ingredient in vaccines.
An antigen
What type of concerns were an important challenge people had when deciding whether to get vaccinated?
Safety
What are RCTs?
Randomized Controlled Tests that have two groups (one that is given the vaccine and one that is given a placebo vaccine) and see the effects.
What type of vaccine uses a toxin made by the germ that causes the disease
Toxoid Vaccines
What is produced by white blood cells, these proteins are designed to identify invaders in the body.
Antibodies
What two factors could influence people's attitudes and decisions about COVID-19 vaccination?
Religion and ethnicity
What are some of the consequences of vaccine skepticism?
Deaths, an increase in cases, and the severity of these cases
What type of vaccine uses a modified version of a different virus as a vector to deliver protection?
Viral Vector Vaccines
Although dispersed throughout the body to spot substances, white blood cells are originally created inside this tissue.
Bone marrow
What challenge involved disagreements and government-related issues surrounding COVID-19 vaccination?
Political factors
What are the types of sources that spread misinformation about vaccines?
Speeches, papers, websites, social media, and politics