WONDER #2731: What Will the COVID-19 Vaccines Do?

Question 1 of 3

The COVID-19 vaccines, including the one made by Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett and her team, work by using ________________.

  1. plasma membranes
  2. messenger RNA (mRNA)
  3. ultraviolet rays
  4. stem cells

Question 2 of 3

Which is NOT a tool people use to fight COVID-19, according to this Wonder?

  1. Vaccines
  2. Handwashing
  3. Social distancing
  4. Large gatherings

Question 3 of 3

Which statement about the COVID-19 vaccines is NOT true, according to this Wonder?

  1. The COVID-19 vaccines are likely to make a person become sick with COVID-19.
  2. The COVID-19 vaccines went through a testing process before they were allowed to be in use.
  3. The COVID-19 vaccines are thought to increase immunity even if a person has already had the virus.
  4. The earliest approved COVID-19 vaccines give the cells directions to build the same spike proteins found on the novel coronavirus.

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