11 Jun BIO 101 Assignment
Question
1. Listen to the 20 minute Science Friday interview of Dr. Paul Offit about the anti-vaccine movement to answer parts a-e. Your final asnwer should be formatted as follows (3,2,4,1,5) using the correct answers of course. (>>>> http://www.npr.org/2011/01/07/132740175/paul-offit-on-the-anti-vaccine-movement )
a. Dr. Paul Offit provides two reasons why individuals who refuse to vaccinate are a threat to everyone, not just themselves. Select the statement below that is not one of his reasons:
1: Vaccines are not 100% effective.
2: Some individuals cannot be vaccinated.
3: Children that are vaccinated excrete virus in their urine and tears.
b. Is there good scientific evidence linking autism with the MMR vaccination, the preservative thimerosal or the number of vaccinations given? Have the studies been done?
1. no, no, no, no
2. no, no, no, yes
3. yes, no, yes, yes
c. When arguing against vaccination, some people posit that vaccines are more dangerous today than in the past because there are so many more vaccines given today. Dr. Offit’s response to this argument included all of the following except (i.e. select the false statement):
1. Because only parts of bacteria and viruses are used in vaccines there are actually fewer immunological components (a.k.a.antigenic determinants) in vaccines today.
2. The number of vaccines children receive today can be too much for babies immune systems to handle.
3. There are trillions of bacteria on the surface of the body that have antigens causing an immune response which is greater than the antigenic determinants in vaccines.
d. What happened when one mother chose not to immunize her child, that child got measles, and the mother brought the child to a physician’s office for treatment?
1. Her child got measles and gave several unvaccinated children measles.
2. Her child died
3. Her child gave her measles and she died.
e. State how much you agree with this statement. Science is really just be another matter of opinion, the presence of scientifically sound evidence does not trump one’s opinion. All answers will be marked correct.
1. I agree completely
2. I think there is some truth to this.
3. I think this is mostly false.
4. This is entirely incorrect.
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