The Coronavirus Vaccine Race
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
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Vaccines - How Do They Make a Fake Spike?
Our blood is filled with random proteins, kind of like boxes that fell off a truck on the highway. The immune system knows spike doesn't belong in our bodies, so it starts making defences against it. Vaccine makers started designing their own ways to teach the body how to recognize and fight spike before it meets the real thing. They make a fake spike. That's clever. It tricks ourcelvs into preparing to fight the virus exactly.
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