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High School

DISEASE AND VACCINATION (UNIT 2)
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Lesson 5

Vaccine Safety

Vaccine Safety

Students work in small groups to research topics related to vaccine safety issues using criteria developed by the World Health Organization to evaluate the scientific basis for a vaccine safety concern. Each group creates a media resource to illustrate the scientific basis of their findings. As a concluding class activity, students debate the value of vaccines to society based on the findings of their research about vaccine safety.

Lesson Questions

  • What are the main issues regarding vaccine safety?
  • What is the scientific basis for issues regarding vaccine safety?
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Lesson Resources

link to WHO credibility criteria
Credibility Criteria for Evaluating Website Content, WHO (Webpage)
link to WHO content quality criteria
Content, Quality, and Quantity Criteria for Evaluating Website Content, WHO (We…
link to WHO accessibility and design criteria
Accessibility and Design Criteria for Evaluating Website Content, WHO (Webpage)
vaccine safety booklet
Vaccines and Your Child: Separating Fact from Fiction, Columbia University Pres…
glossary
Student Glossary
Updated: 6/8/2018
Evaluating Information: What You Should Know (PDF)
Evaluating Information: What You Should Know
Updated: 6/8/2018
Logical Fallacies and Vaccines: What You Should Know (PDF)
Logical Fallacies and Vaccines: What You Should Know
Updated: 9/17/2018

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