Vaccines
What are Vaccines?
Vaccines are medicines that protect us from getting sick. They teach our bodies how to fight off certain germs, like viruses or bacteria, before they make us really sick.
What is Medical Research?
Medical research is the scientific study of human health, disease, and illness
What are the types of treatments?
What percentage of the United States vaccine funding is funded by the NIH?
35% or $116M
How do vaccines work?
A vaccine contains a tiny, harmless piece of a germ (or something that looks like it). When the vaccine is given, our body practices fighting the germ off by building “soldiers” called antibodies. If the real germ shows up later, the body knows how to fight it off quickly.
NIH Medical Research has improved what vaccine?
Flu Vaccine
The NIH (National Institute of Health) conducts and supports research to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases.
83% or $39.84B
How do Vaccines keep the community healthy?
When most people in a community get vaccinated, the germs have a harder time spreading. This protects people who can’t get vaccinated, like babies or people who are sick.
The NIH rewards grants to who? Name one specific place.
Medical schools, colleges, and other organizations including DWU
What was the illness that the NIH helped find a treatment for in the early 2020’s?
COVID-19
How many grants have been given to universities by the NIH?
50,000+
How does the NIH help create vaccines?
The NIH help scientists study diseases to understand how they work. It also funds research to figure out how to create safe and effective vaccines
NIH research has led to new treatments for what conditions?
Type 2 Diabetes, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's Disease
What are two other illnesses that were helped treated by the NIH?
RSV and Type 1 Diabetes
What would happen to clinical trials if the NIH got shut down?
They would not happen or continue
What happens if the vaccine research stops?
Vaccine research slows down
The NIH provides many companies and organizations with ____
the funding to find have breakthroughs, gain new findings, and a foundation for future discoveries.
What would happen if the NIH stopped researching treatment for diseases?
People that are sick or are getting sick would not get any better because there would be no one to find treatments for there sickness.
What is the purpose of medical experimentation?
They advance our understanding of disease mechanics