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PBS- Vaccines

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Did you watch "Vaccines" on PBS.org https://www.pbs.org/video/vaccines-huvzkv/

a)

YES

b)

NO, I'm going to watch it NOW and then I'll come back and finish this quiz.

2.

Vaccines in the past 100 years have

a)

increased human lifespans

b)

decreased human lifespans

c)

not affected the human lifespan

3.

Which disease was around for thousands of years and even found on mummies?

a)

Coronavirus

b)

Small pox

c)

Tape worms

d)

Plague

4.

Where did the first early vaccine procedure called Variolation come from?

a)

Europe

b)

America

c)

Africa

d)

South America

5.

How do vaccines work?

a)

They don't

b)

They infect you with a live virus and make you sick

c)

They train the immune system to recognize a virus and teach it how to fight the virus

6.

The Coronavirus vaccine teaches your body to recognize

a)

the Coronavirus DNA

b)

the Coronavirus mRNA

c)

the Coronavirus chemicals

d)

the Coronavirus protein spikes

7.

What was ethically wrong with Thomas Jefferson's vaccine experiments?

a)

He experimented on enslaved people that weren't given the opportunity to consent

b)

His experiment was very successful and showed that vaccines worked

c)

He tested on neighbors who consented

8.

There is a history of unethical science and testing on people of color and this has created mistrust in these communities.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is ring vaccination?

a)

Not vaccinating the ring of people around someone who is infected

b)

Strategically vaccinating the ring of people around someone who is infected

10.

Wiping out small pox was a world-wide effort and wiping our Coronavirus will

a)

be different

b)

be the same

c)

will not happen