Here’s a site that will be of interest to GCSE and A Level Biology teachers. The History of Vaccines is an informational, educational website created by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the oldest professional society in the United States.
The College has created The History of Vaccines to provide a chronicle of the history of vaccination, from the time before Edware Jenner, to the defeat of polio in the Western Hemisphere, to cutting-edge approaches to novel vaccines and vaccine delivery. The site aims to increase public knowledge and understanding of the ways in which vaccines, toxoids, and passive immunization work, how they have been developed, and the role they have played in the improvement of human health.
Interactive resources demonstrate how vaccines work, how vaccines are made, how to visualize risk, and more. Explore these activities to discover the past, present, and future of vaccination and infectious disease.
The site includes media-rich timelines on yellow fever, polio, smallpox, measles, diphtheria, and other diseases; the educational activities on how vaccines work, how vaccines are made, and how the scientific method is employed; the variety of articles on social and medical issues surrounding vaccination; and the gallery, which houses over 400 images and videos.
The History of Vaccines offers resources for use in biology and health courses. The content is targeted to high school students but can be adapted for use in other settings. Lesson plans are included.
It’s an excellent resource that’s well worth bookmarking: http://www.historyofvaccines.org/
Thanks to Aetiology for the link.
