Are Vaccines Safe?

Daniela Alvarez
Independent Study Mentorship Spring 2018
Mrs. Click
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Some of the information in
this presentation was
gathered from outside
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Dr. Kyralessa Ramirez, MD
 Pediatrician
 UTMB Health Pediatric and Adult Primary Care in League City
 Instituto Technico de Santo Domingo
 17 years of experience

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What is ISM?
 Independent Study Mentorship
 Mentor an adult professional in a chosen career.
 Self-motivated students
 Hours requirement
 Presentation

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 Vaccines
 My project covers all aspects of vaccinations
 What are vaccinations?
 Why are they helpful?
 Why did I choose vaccines?
 Curious as to why some might choose to not get vaccinated?
 Personal background
 Definition

 What are vaccines and how do they work?

 Vaccines contain part of the virus or bacteria that induce protective immune
response.
 They are called immunological components
 They are made from inactivated bacterial proteins or bacterial sugars called
polysaccharides.
 Each ingredient evokes a distinct immune response
 Some of the disease that vaccines prevent are Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis,
Polio, Hepatis and many more.

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History
 Buddhist in 17th century China drank snake venom to gain immunity to snake
bites.
 Smearing of a skin tear or injury with cowpox to gain immunity to smallpox.
 1545 smallpox epidemic in Indian.
 There was a whooping cough epidemic in Paris in 1575.
 1613 was known in Spain as the year of strangulations for its epidemic of
diphtheria.
 Early colonies were bringing diseases over when they moved from Europe; such “Get Your Flue Shots”
Offering Hope
as measles, yellow fever, and smallpox. https://offeringhope.org/flu-
shots/
History Cont.
 Edward Jenner is considered the founder of vaccinations (1976).
 1898 the first smallpox vaccine was created, and it was eradicated in 1979.
 Luis Pasteur inactivated anthrax vaccine in humans.
 In the 19th century vaccine protecting against the plague was invented.
 Between 1890 and 1950 bacterial vaccines were developed.
 In 1923 Alexander Glenny created and perfected the tetanus vaccine.
 1926 the diphtheria vaccine was created.
 Pertussis vaccine was created in 1948.
 In the 50’s the first polio vaccine was created.
 In 1963 the Vaccine for measles was created.
 Make Up of Vaccines
 What are inside the vials?
 Immunological components
 Inactivated bacterial proteins or bacterial sugars called
polysaccharides.
 Bacterial proteins and viral proteins
 Antigens and adjuvants
 Preservatives and Stabilizers
 Cell culture, inactivated ingredients, antibiotics
 Side Effects
 All medications have side effects
 Example the measles vaccines can cause a decrease in platelets
 Allergic reactions
 There is no prove in any study that has been done that says that vaccines cause diseases.
 headaches (about 1 person in 3)
 stuffy nose, sore throat, joint pain (about 1 person in 6)
 abdominal pain, cough, nausea (about 1 person in 7)
 diarrhea (about 1 person in 10)
 fever (about 1 person in 100)

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Why are Vaccines Administered?
 It not only helps you but the community
 Risk contracting a serious, preventable disease
 Weakened immune system
“CONTENT.” Vaccine Safety Basics, World Health
Organization , vaccine-safety-training.org/history-of-vaccine-
development.html.
Fact vs. Fiction
 FALSE- Vaccines cause Guillan-Barre.
 FALSE- Vaccines cause other diseases.
 FALSE- Vaccines cause Autism.
 FALSE- It is better for to space out children's vaccines.
 TRUE- Vaccines have risk, just like any other medicine you take.
 TRUE- The benefits of vaccines outweigh the risk.
Current Event
 “Got Your Flu Shot Yet? Consider this a Reminder” by Patti Neighmond
 Reminding adults and parents to go to the doctor to get vaccinations
 75 studies conducted over 10 different countries
 Effectiveness of sending reminders via text, email, or post card
 8% increase in vaccinations
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 Extremely important especially as technology advances and we adapt our lives

around it.
Artifacts
Immunization
Record
Equipment
Storage
of
Vaccines
 How to
dispose of
needles
Recommended
schedule for
vaccines
Injection
Product
 My product is a poster detailing the facts about vaccines
 Since my main focus is pediatrics, the poster has to be colorful and friendly
 How I will complete it?
 I gathered facts and statistics
 Created a poster that is creative and interesting
- I mmunization through vaccination is the safest
way to protect against disease.
- There is no link between vaccines and autism.
- I t is always best to get vaccinated, even when
you think the risk of inf ection is low.
- I f we stop vaccination, deadly diseases will
return.
-I mmunization currently prevents between 2-3
million deaths every year.
-I n 2016, f ewer children were paralyzed by polio
than in any other year.
-Vaccines serve as a f rontline def ense against
antimicrobial resistance created by overuse and
misuse of antibiotic.

BUSTREO, FLAVIA. “EMBRACE THE FACTS ABOUT VACCINES, NOT THE MYTHS.” WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 26 APR. 2017, 
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Conclusion
 I hope to learn more about pediatric patients as well as vaccinations
 This semester I have gotten to see more at my mentorship with the recent flu
season and other viruses
 Through my product I hope to show others the importance of receiving
immunizations

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Thank You
 I would like to thank you all for taking the time out of your very busy schedule to
watch and evaluate my presentation.
 A big thanks to my teacher Mrs. Click for guiding me and helping me create this
presentation.
 Most importantly I would like to thank my mentor, Dr. Ramirez, for teaching me
so many new things and for showing me what it takes to be a Pediatrician.

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Work Cited
Bushak, Lecia. “A Brief History of Vaccines: From Medieval Chinese 'Variolation' To
Modern Vaccination.” Medical Daily, 21 Mar. 2016,
www.medicaldaily.com/history-vaccines-variolation-378738.
Neighmond, Patti. “Got Your Flu Shot Yet? Consider This a Reminder.” National
Public Radio, 29 Jan. 2018.
Offit, Paul A., and Charlotte A. Moser. Vaccines & Your Child: Separating Fact from
Fiction. Columbia University Press, 2011.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. “Too Many Vaccines? What You Should
Know.” Vaccine Chop, 2015