Task 6: Immune System – vaccines
Task 6: Immune System – vaccines
To answer questions 1 to 7 you must access Netflix and watch the episode “The Race for a
Vaccine” from the series: “Coronavirus Explained”. This episode is 23 minutes long.
- How long does it take to make a vaccine in the United States, from the start of the process to
be approved?
- How many days does it take for the body to create antibodies when exposed to a pathogen?
- How long can our immune system remember other coronaviruses?
- Name two diseases that have been controlled or eradicated using vaccines
- What does “herd immunity” mean? Task 6: Immune System – vaccines
- What is the difference between the 1st generation, 2nd generation and 3rd generation vaccines?
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generation?
- What challenges exist to be able to make vaccines? What challenges exist to make the vaccine
accessible to the population?
- Complete the following vaccine comparison table (The assigned episode does not have all the
information to answer this question)
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Características | Pfizer | Moderna | Johnson & Johnson |
What is the vaccine made of?
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What is the percent of
effectiveness of these vaccines?
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How many doses are needed?
the vaccine to immunize the patient? Task 6: Immune System – vaccines |
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How long is it estimated
does the immunization last?
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What are the conditions of
storage of these vaccines? |
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- After completing this task: Which generation of vaccine should theoretically be the most
effective? Why? Put the references to support your answer. Task 6: Immune System – vaccines