WorksheetsCOVID-19 Article
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which two global drug makers announced that their coronavirus vaccine is more then 90% effective in keeping people from getting sick?
Pfizer, Aetna
Kaiser, Moderna
Moderna, BioNTech
BioNTech, Pfizer
What was Moderna's preliminary results about their effectiveness in preventing coronavirus sickness?
90%
95%
92%
98%
Based on the FDA recommendation, how effective does the Coronavirus vaccine have to be by their standards?
95%
90%
50%
65%
Based on the article, getting a vaccine for COVID-19 prevents you from contracting the virus?
True
False
The mechanism of the vaccine by both Moderna and Pfizer's does what to our immune system?
The vaccine allows our cells to make the spike protein that is able to latch onto the spike proteins on the virus.
The vaccine is made of mRNA that produces white blood cells that target the virus.
The vaccine makes almost impossible for the virus to enter you body.
The vaccine is made of live virus that our body can build up a defense too.
The vaccine by Moderna and Pfizer's relies on mRNA that used by cell to read instructions. How many vaccines, to date, have used mRNA technology on people?
1
0
10
100
What is a benefit to Moderna's vaccine in comparison to Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine?
95% effective to prevent COVID
Cheaper option to those who want the vaccine
Moderna is conducting more trials with various target groups
Remains stable at 2-8 degrees Celsius
Before the use of a mRNA vaccine, what was main type of vaccine that treated other viruses like Swine Flu or Bird Flu?
Vaccines were produced with remnants of a virus and given to people as a test to see the immune response.
Cells needed to be grown in the lab and their were millions of doses given to those cells to choose the right viral protein for an immune response.
Cells needed to be donate to a lab and their were millions of doses given to those cells to choose the right viral protein for an immune response.
Test groups were given a placebo of the vaccine and the actual vaccine to see which works best.
What would be the benefit to using mRNA technology to make vaccines?
Speed up the process
More effective
Easier to test
Produce different viral proteins
Does the Moderna's vaccine second injection have any adverse side effects?
No, there is no side effects documented based on the preliminary data.
Yes, mild to moderate headache, joint pain, and fatigue.
