Are vaccines protection from infection — or are they risky business? Learners weigh the pros and cons in a short, animated video. The narrator discusses the many illnesses eradicated through world-wide use of vaccines and sheds light on the likelihood of having an adverse reaction after being vaccinated.

Concepts

immunity, vaccinations, illness, public health, risks

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend the lesson by assigning a research project around illnesses that are no longer a threat because of vaccination
• Use the video to augment a lesson on vaccines or public health

Classroom Considerations

• Make a list on the board of common vaccine abbreviations and the illnesses they defend against

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator presents statistics showing the incidence of vaccine-related illnesses versus amusing and odd ways of being injured, lending credibility and humor to the content
• Animated infectious agents illustrate how humans acquire immunity through vaccination, a great help to younger learners

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2