COVID-19 and mRNA Vaccines

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  1. 3. : Organisms that cause Disease
  2. 5. : Antibodies that bind to the ______ on the virus's surface are thought to be the most important for protection from disease.
  3. 8. : Attacks cells in the body that have already been infected.
  4. 9. : White blood cells that swallow up and digest dead or dying cells.
  5. 10. : Requires uninterrupted refrigeration for transportation and storage, causing issues for distribution of the vaccine.
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  1. 1. : Defensive white blood cells that produce antibodies that attack antigens.
  2. 2. : Several of these are mRNA vaccines that deliver the spike protein gene.
  3. 4. : contain material from the virus that causes COVID-19 that gives our cells instructions for how to make a harmless protein that is unique to the virus.
  4. 6. : Where mRNA vaccines synthesize proteins.
  5. 7. : Vaccines prepare the ____ system for fighting against disease causing organisms.T-Lymphocytes: White blood cells that attack cells in the body that have already been infected.