Bird Flu and Vaccine Development

What is the main topic of the article?

• COVID-19

• Bird flu and vaccine development

• Seasonal flu

• Dairy farming.

Which virus is spreading among dairy cattle and causing serious disease in people?

• H1N1

• H5N1

• COVID-19

• Seasonal flu

What is the role of mRNA in vaccine development?

• It provides immediate immunity

• It changes the virus

• It allows quick vaccine updates

• It prevents infection.

Fill in the blank: The U.S. government allocated $176 million to develop an updated mRNA H5N1 vaccine in ____.

• 2023

• 2024

• 2025

• 2026

Who is Scott Hensley?

• A vaccine developer

• A dairy farmer

• A CDC spokesperson

• A professor of microbiology.

What is the concern if H5N1 mutates to infect human cells more easily?

• It will become less dangerous

• It could lead to a pandemic

• It will only affect animals

• It will be easily controlled.

Fill in the blank: The beauty of mRNA is the ability within a ____ notice to change the vaccine.

• day’s

• moment’s

• week’s

• month’s

What is the current recommendation for H5N1 vaccination in the U.S.?

• Everyone should get vaccinated

• Only poultry workers should get vaccinated

• No recommendations for vaccination

• Only children should get vaccinated

Which organization is sponsoring trials for a new type of vaccine?

• CDC

• WHO

• NIH

• FDA

Fill in the blank: The idea would be to prime the population with this type of vaccine and buy some time for more ____ matched vaccines.

• poorly

• specifically

• generally

• randomly