University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Enough to Go Around
Why? Files article posted on November 21, 2002, introduces the brave new idea of edible vaccines.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Biological Diversity: Viruses
Through full-color images and concise information, learn about the intracellular parasites, viruses.
Other
Bio Ethics Education Project (Beep): Human Health
The tutorial explores human health. Topics included are genes, vaccination, health risks, and drugs in sports. The resource consists of articles,additional resources, and activities.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Vaccines Work?
The first ever vaccine was created when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, successfully injected small amounts of a cowpox virus into a young boy to protect him from the related (and deadly) smallpox virus. But how does...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Hiv and Flu the Vaccine Strategy
Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics. [21:06]
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Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination
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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The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Using the History of Vaccines in the Classroom [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to offer suggestions on how to use the History of Vaccines website in a high school biology or health class. This lesson plan provides students with a broad overview of the website, while other lesson plans...
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: How Vaccines Work [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to relate the action of vaccines to the human immune system. In this lesson, students will explore infectious disease and immunity and learn how vaccines help the body defend itself against infectious diseases.
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The Edward Jenner Museum: Edward Jenner
A very complete biography of Edward Jenner, from his birth to his death. Includes pictures and discusses his discovery of vaccination.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hepatitis
Use this site to learn about an infectious and highly contagious disease. Find out about the various types of hepatitis, how people get it, how to treat it.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Herd Immunity
A three-part animation showing how herd immunity can indirectly protect unvaccinated members of the population.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Understanding Risks
A three-part animation explaining the risks associated with vaccination. It looks at risk comparison, vaccine vs. infection, and vaccine vs. placebo.
Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "Samantha Cinderella Scott" Poetry Theater
In "Samantha Cinderella Scott," students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Kenn Nesbitt in When the Teacher Isn't Looking, students will dramatize a poem about a doctor telling a child that a shot isn't...
Harvard University
Harvard University Library: Benjamin Waterhouse, 1754 1846
Brief biographical facts on the medical career of Benjamin Waterhouse, the first doctor to test the smallpox vaccine in the United States.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do You Need to Get a Flu Shot Every Year?
Why do we need a new flu shot every year? Vaccines for diseases like mumps and rubella offer a lifetime of protection with two shots early in life; what's so special about the flu?
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Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Hepatitis A
Comprehensive information about hepatitis A and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
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Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Pertussis
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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Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information About Tetanus
Educational material that provides comprehensive information about tetanus and the vaccine that prevents it. Information is provided through use of a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
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Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Rubella
Comprehensive information about rubella and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
Other
Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Rabies
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.
Other
Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Polio
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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Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Mumps
Comprehensive information about mumps and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
Other
Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Meningococcus
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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Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Measles
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.