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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: 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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Website
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Rabies

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about rabies 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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Website
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Polio

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about polio 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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Website
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Mumps

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

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Measles

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about measles 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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Website
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Influenzae Type B

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about influenzae type b 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: Meningococcus

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about meningococcus 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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Website
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information About Chickenpox

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational material that provides comprehensive information about chickenpox 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

Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with a brief biography of Edward Jenner, with a lot of links to old books and papers of his that document his experiments in vaccinations.
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Website
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Rotavirus Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
An accessible resource for exploring the rotavirus. Modules include questions and answers regarding the disease and its vaccination, photos, case histories, recommendations and links to other helpful resources.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Vaccines [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact sheet describing the importance of getting vaccinations to prevent disease.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Vaccines: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how vaccines can be used to assist the body in producing antibodies towards certain diseases. It is 4 of 10 in the series titled "Vaccines."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Vaccines: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how vaccines can be used to assist the body in producing antibodies towards certain diseases. It is 3 of 10 in the series titled "Vaccines."
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Website
American Academy of Family Physicians

American Family Physician: Polio Vaccine

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides responses to common questions about the polio virus and disease, as well as information on immunization schedules for young children. Included is information on the polio vaccines risks and reactions.
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Handout
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Mumps

For Students 9th - 10th
Site about mumps: who is affected, when the most cases occur, treatment, and vaccines.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Vacuna Contra La Viruela: Lo Que Necesita Saber

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish resource provides information about the smallpox vaccination.
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Website
Other

Ethno Med: Immunization/vaccine Information Statements

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to access more than 200 health education brochures in a wide variety of languages. Many of the brochures are downloadable PDF files but some information is also available as sound or video recordings.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Edward Jenner (1749 1823)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides a highly detailed biography of Edward Jenner (1749-1823 CE), noted physician and discoverer of the smallpox vaccine. Also presented are three original...
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Website
Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information About Human Papillomavirus

For Students 9th - 10th
An accessible resource for understanding all you can about the Human Papillomavirus. Modules include disease and vaccination questions and answers, videos, case histories, recommendations and references to other helpful resources.
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Interactive
The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: Herd Immunity

For Students 9th - 10th
A three-part animation showing how herd immunity can indirectly protect unvaccinated members of the population.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Who Needs a Flu Shot

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about influenza, the flu shot, and who should get one.
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Handout
Other

Netdoctor: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for whooping cough. Throughout this article, there are links to related information bacteria, complications and other diseases related to whooping cough. A section on the...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.63 Immunity

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn how vaccines create immunity against pathogenic infections.