Vaccination

Question 1

What does a vaccination contain?

Answer 1

They contain small amounts of dead or inactive pathogens.

Question 2

How do vaccines affect the immune system?

Answer 2

It allows your immune system to develop antibodies.

Any further infections can be dealt with quickly.

Question 3

Name 2 advantages of vaccination

Answer 3

1) Diseases such as small pox have been wiped out

2) The population gets herd immunity, so unvaccinated people are still protected.

Question 4

Name 2 disadvantages of vaccination.

Answer 4

1) They don’t always work

2) Can be painful/side effects.