New Vaccines Workshop

The activities in this workshop introduce the concept of vaccination and why it only protects the population if most people are vaccinated. They show how early vaccination was tested and discuss the role of informed consent in Clinical Research. Pupils learn about the process of developing a new vaccine.

The immune system “remembers” its reaction to pathogens and is able to replicate this response. Vaccines work by triggering a controlled immune response, so that a person’s immune system is able to recognize and destroy pathogens before that person becomes ill.

This resource was made in collaboration between Centre of the Cell and the UK Clinical Research Collaboration.