For this first update, you have several resources:

Resource 1: Immunization Basics PowerPoint

Immunization Basics

Resource 2: Podcasts, starting here at 26 minutes ... and continuing here for the first 11 minutes.

Resource 3: "You Call the Shots" web-based immunization training course module from the CDC found at this link.

Resource 4: Principles of Vaccination Document from the CDC

Principles of Vaccination

Make an Update: From the topics listed below, choose one that particularly interests you. Decide among team members who address which topic, so there us a good mix. Or decide on another relevant topic that deserves attention. Make your update (instructions below). Read other course participants' updates and comment on at least 3-5 of them (or more!). Note for instance, interesting insights, significant points they have made, critical issues they have raised, other issues they might address, related concepts that could be added, etc. If you are mentioning another person's comment, start with @Name.

1. Active versus passive immunization
2. Live versus inactivated vaccines
3. Subunit, conjugate and synthetic vaccines
4. Adjuvants in vaccine formulations
5. Vaccine storage and handling
6. Recent advances in vaccine technology
7. Basis of immunologic memory
8. Relative safety of vaccines
9. Adverse reactions to vaccines
10. Technological hurdles for generating and administering vaccines
11. Social/public policy hurdles for generating and administering vaccines
12. Timing/spacing of vaccinations in infants
13. Timing/spacing of vaccinations in adults
14. Vaccinating pregnant women
15. Vaccinating immunosuppressed persons
16. Contraindications to vaccination
17. Invalid contraindications to vaccination

How to make this update: Go to the your community page, pull down the menu behind the community name, and select "Updates". (Note: do not make your update on your personal profile page, because from here they only go to people who you have chosen as peers; from the community page, your updates go to the members of the community.) Your update should be approximately 250 words. Add images, diagrams, and embedded videos that you might find on the web or other sources. Acknowledge your sources.

If you have any questions about this ativity or using Scholar, post them in the comment box below this update and the course admins or other students will respond.