Describes two ways that influenza virus changes every year , requiring development of new vaccines?

Why is it important to characterize the type of immune response elicited by a vaccine during vaccine development?

Why doesn't a vaccine cause a person to get ill?

Describe how vaccines prevent viral infections.

A few years ago, Ebola was all over the news and it looks like it may return. A treatment method developed during the last outbreak involved patients who have recovered and then donated plasma to patients fighting an active infection. It is a remarkable treatment, with potential ethical dilemmas. Now, many people are attempting to turn to convalescent plasma treatments in lieu of vaccinations. There are articles on both Ebola and COVID-10 convalescent plasma use. Read the articles below, feel free to do more research on your own on the topic. Using the information in the lesson, the articles, and your own research, answer the following questions: 1) What are the potential ethical issues for donors, recipients, and medical providers? 2) What rules and stipulations should be applied to it's use, given that there is a limited supply for use in treatment? 3) Would you use this treatment for yourself or a loved one? Assigned Reading: Katz, L.M. (2021). (A little) clarity on…

It used to be that our only method of creating vaccines was to use dead or weakened pathogens.  That is no longer the case - what are some newer options that are available to researchers?

Researchers are using lentivirus to deliver fetal hemoglobin genes to individuals with sickle cell anemia.This is an example of ………. Therapy?

How do mRNA vaccine work?

Live, attenuated vaccines ________.   A) All of the choices are correct.   B) contain viable microbes that can multiply in the person   C) include the Sabin polio vaccine   D) require smaller doses and fewer boosters compared to inactivated vaccines   E) include the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR)

Discuss problems that have inhibited the production of an influenza vaccine.