
The Vaccine Makers Project
@vaccinemakers
The VMP is a program of the Vaccine Education Center @ChildrensPhila providing free school-based curricula about the immune system, diseases & vaccines.
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We spoke to mRNA researcher and Nobel Prize winner Prof. Katalin KarikĂł Katalin Kariko She talked about how mRNA technology can be used for future therapeutics and the importance to make the society also understand and accept it.






Check out the Polio Survivors Serving Others newsletter article, “Polio Vaccines: Oral versus Inactivated,” by Charlotte A. Moser, Co-Director of the VEC Children's Hospital. Learn about the history and the pros and cons of each vaccine and more: tinyurl.com/4kb8h2my.




It’s National #NewsLiteracyWeek! The The News Literacy Project observance is designed to help educators support students as they evaluate information. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3p62dwdx. The VEC at CHOP also offers free resources that can help. Visit tinyurl.com/3jn6uxtu.







We’re excited to share our new video, “Behind the Scenes: A Tour of Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation.” Join us for a look at how the The Drew Weissman Lab is testing mRNA for potential therapies & vaccines. Thank you to Ted Kreider for hosting the tour: tinyurl.com/3xc8ty5e.


Check out this blog post from Science Buddies highlighting dozens of Black scientists, including chemists, astronauts, physicists, biologists, engineers, physicians and more: tinyurl.com/2p9szdbe. #BlackHistoryMonth

Check out the recent video from the VEC's series, “Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News,” with Paul Offit. In this month’s video, Dr. Offit provides a multigenerational perspective on infectious diseases & the view of vaccines. Watch now: tinyurl.com/mt8rxx49.
