Vaccine Trivia

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How many lives have vaccines saved over the last 50 years according to the CDC?

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154 million

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What vaccine in the 90’s was thought to give children Autism?

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MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine

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How many types of vaccines does the average person get in a lifetime?

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20

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What does MMR stand for in the context of vaccines?

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Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

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What is the primary purpose of vaccines?

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To stimulate the immune system to recognize and fight pathogens.

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What is herd immunity?

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Herd immunity occurs when a large percentage of a population becomes immune to a disease, making its spread unlikely.

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What are the two main types of vaccines?

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Live-attenuated vaccines and inactivated vaccines.

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What is a live-attenuated vaccine?

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A vaccine that contains a weakened form of the germ that causes a disease.

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What is an inactivated vaccine?

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A vaccine that contains killed pathogens that cannot cause disease.

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What is the role of adjuvants in vaccines?

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Adjuvants are substances added to vaccines to enhance the body's immune response.