COVID-19 Vaccine Development Quiz

Which two organizations are leading the headlines in COVID-19 vaccine development?

• Sinovac and Bharat Biotech

• Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca

• Moderna and University of Oxford

• Pfizer and BioNTech

What is the primary difference between various vaccine types?

• How they use the pathogen

• The cost of production

• The color of the vaccine

• The method of delivery

What is the typical duration for a vaccine to go from lab to market?

• 20-25 years

• 7-15 years

• 3-5 years

• 1-2 years

What is the main advantage of nucleic acid vaccines over traditional vaccines?

• They are less effective

• They are more expensive

• They are faster and easier to produce

• They require live viruses

What is the key component used in Moderna's vaccine?

• A viral vector

• A protein subunit

• mRNA

• A live virus

How does Moderna's mRNA vaccine instruct the body?

• By instructing cells to produce spike proteins

• By altering the DNA

• By using a protein subunit

• By introducing a live virus

What is the goal of Operation Warp Speed?

• To slow down vaccine development

• To develop vaccines for all diseases

• To distribute 300 million doses by January 2021

• To fund only one vaccine candidate

What vector does the University of Oxford use for their vaccine?

• A chimpanzee adenovirus

• A yeast vector

• A bacterial vector

• A human adenovirus

What previous virus was the Oxford vaccine method used on?

• H1N1

• MERS

• Ebola

• SARS

What is the main safety advantage of the Oxford vaccine?

• It uses a live virus

• It can grow in humans

• It is safe for children and the elderly

• It requires a high dose