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The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: How Vaccines Are Made

For Students 9th - 10th
An animation showing the steps in creating a vaccine and preparing it for distribution.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: History of Vaccines

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated overview of the history of vaccines and inoculations against diseases, such as smallpox and polio.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Vaccines Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
The first ever vaccine was created when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, successfully injected small amounts of a cowpox virus into a young boy to protect him from the related (and deadly) smallpox virus. But how does...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pertussis Vaccine

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the available pertussis vaccines and how each varies in their components that comprise the vaccine even though all of the vaccines have the same goal of generating antibodies against pertussis.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Hiv and Flu the Vaccine Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th
Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics. [21:06]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Let's Stop Playing Politics With Vaccines

For Students 9th - 10th
Let's stop playing politics with vaccines.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: 5 Common Flu Vaccine Excuses

For Students 9th - 10th
Many people choose to avoid the flu vaccine each year. Review five popular excuses, and how they relate to common misunderstandings about the flu.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Vaccines and the Autism Myth Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
The infamous Wakefield study kickstarted the Autism Myth, but many studies have since shown that there is no link between MMR Vaccine and autism. This lesson explains how the autism myth began and the studies that support there is no...
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Flu Vaccine Shortage

For Students 5th - 8th
A resource to help understand how the flu is different from other illnesses and how the flu vaccine can be considered important.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Flu Vaccine Efficacy

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how useful the flu vaccine actually is at preventing the flu.
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Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Making Flu Vaccine Each Year

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how the World Health Organization (WHO) works with five regional laboratories around the world to collect specimens from countries to determine what type of flu is affecting a particular population. Coordination with...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Flu Vaccine Risks and Benefits

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of some of the common and uncommon risks and benefits associate with the flu vaccine. Also spotlighted is herd immunity.
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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Development of Polio Vaccines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Access Excellence. Beginning with a good description of the symptoms and spreading of polio, as well as information on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's battle with polio, this article addresses the development of...
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The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: Understanding Risks

For Students 9th - 10th
A three-part animation explaining the risks associated with vaccination. It looks at risk comparison, vaccine vs. infection, and vaccine vs. placebo.
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Lesson Plan
The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: Using the History of Vaccines in the Classroom [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this lesson is to offer suggestions on how to use the History of Vaccines website in a high school biology or health class. This lesson plan provides students with a broad overview of the website, while other lesson plans...
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Lesson Plan
The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: How Vaccines Work [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this lesson plan is to relate the action of vaccines to the human immune system. In this lesson plan, young scholars will explore infectious disease and immunity and learn how vaccines help the body defend itself against...
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Handout
PBS

People and Discoveries: Salk Produces Polio Vaccine 1952

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site read about Jonas Salk's efforts to prevent the polio virus, which resulted in the creation of the first polio vaccine and in Albert Sabin's research into making a more effective means of preventing the disease.
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Interactive
The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: Pioneer Breakthroughs

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the disease to the scientist who created a vaccine to fight it.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: How Are Vaccines Produced?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan has students brainstorming about various topics related to disease prevention and the use of vaccines.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Key Facts About Influenza (Flu) Vaccine

For Students 9th - 10th
The two types of vaccines are discussed along with who should/should not get vaccinated, when is the best time to get vaccinated, side effects, and more.
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Handout
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Hepatitis A

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about hepatitis A and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
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Handout
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Pertussis

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about pertussis and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos and videos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
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Handout
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information About Tetanus

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational material that provides comprehensive information about tetanus and the vaccine that prevents it. Information is provided through use of a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
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Handout
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Rubella

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about rubella and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.

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