Inquiry #5 in the covid vaccine.

Covid vaccine report:

1 Intro

Everybody in NZ has been affected by COVID-19 in some way or another, but thanks to the New Zealand government’s quick call to action we have not been impacted as significantly as other countries. Part of the solution they have come up with is they think everyone in the country should get a vaccination to prevent you from catching Covid.

But how does the vaccination work? What are some of the side effects of the vaccination? Should we trust the vaccine? And most importantly should we get the covid vaccination to help stop the spread of the virus? Read on to find out.

2 What is the history behind the vaccinations and where did they originate from?

Well, it originated from monks who were tired of getting infections and dying of poisonous snake bites. They got some of the snake’s venom and started injecting themselves with small amounts of the venom to build up their immunity to the snake bites, so if they got bitten by a snake they would not die as their body had already built up immunity to the venom and would be able to fight it off. This sort of vaccination went on for a while until 1798 when a test for a smallpox vaccine finally worked on a 13-year-old boy. His body managed to fight the smallpox virus with help from the vaccine. A decade later, in 1800, the first smallpox vaccine was released to the public. Now with the help of vaccines, we as a world have been able to eliminate the smallpox virus, (this took 180 years to do).

3 How does vaccination work?

Well, there are 3 types of vaccines. The first one has been around for around 600 hundred years. It involves finding the thing that your immune system is weak to, such as poison from an animal (for example a scorpion). By injecting small amounts of the venom into your bloodstream, this helps your body build immunity to the venom. This will inevitably help your body's immune system fight off the poison if you get stung by a scorpion. However, there are some risks involved in doing this as it has quite a high chance of death and your body having an allergic reaction. This is why nobody uses this way of vaccinating (anymore). There are much safer cures to the venom now. The second type of vaccination is getting part of the virus, like the flu virus, and being injected with it. Over a couple of hundred years, this has proven to be quite effective to eradicate most viruses. but the downside to it is you do suffer from some of the virus's symptoms like swelling and fevers. The third type of vaccine involves a lab growing a very similar D.N.A. substance to the virus and then getting injected with that. This sort of vaccine helps your body recognize the virus and make antibodies to fight the virus. This sort does not give you any symptoms of the virus, it is the one being used to make the covid vaccine currently.

4 How was the covid vaccine made so quickly?

Many people who don’t want to get the covid vaccine use the argument that they don't want to get the vaccine as it was made in only 10 months, compared to a normal vaccine that takes a minimum of 10 years to develop. This could be a valid reason not to get the vaccine, but in fact, the vaccine has been based on the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine which was developed in 2002 and took just under 10 years to make. This is a vaccine against earlier strains of covid. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is a vaccine against part of the covid family and with a small amount of DNA, a modification scientist was able to create a covid 19 vaccine. This only took them 10 months to modify the older version of the covid vaccine, to fight the current more contagious covid-19.

5 What happens when the virus is injected into your body/how does the vaccine help fight covid?

What happens when you get injected with a vaccine is it provokes an immune response in your body, that makes it think that it is being attacked by the covid virus. It is just a small part of harmless modified covid DNA. This in turn makes your body produce white blood cells, with a memory of the fake virus attack so if your body gets attacked by the real covid virus, the white blood cells with the memory of the fake attack, will go to the part of your body being attacked and fight off the virus.

6 What are some of the side effects after getting the vaccine?

Well, doctors and conspiracy theorists have different ideas of the side effects of the virus. The biggest reported symptom from the covid vaccine is myocarditis which is swelling of the muscles around the heart and lungs. I also talked to a medical expert on covid vaccinating. She works for the Tauranga vaccination response team. Her name is Lucy, and she said the only symptoms she has seen from giving out the vaccine are minor swelling and fatigue. As the body is processing the vaccine she said the symptoms from the covid vaccine are no different from any other vaccine.

7 How does covid attack your bodies immune system:

So imagine your body's immune system’s like an army. In the army, there are T cells, B cells, fighting cells, memory cells, producing cells, and white cells. These cells come together to form the human immune system. Your body will use these cells to fight off viruses. But covid takes advantage of these cells and can trick your body into attacking itself, instead of covid. The way it does this is by imitating the memory cells, which tell your body how to fight the covid virus, then it tells your immune system to fight itself and to produce covid spores, thus helping spread the virus.

8 What are the potential consequences of vaccination vs non-vaccination for humanity?

Assuming Covid strikes again or keeps on going how it is, humanity would be completely killed/wiped out in 64,285,714 years. That’s if 4 million people die every year. But in that time our bodies would evolve to fight off the virus quickly and efficiently but if vaccinated we would only kill about 4,000 people a year from COVID-19, but if you look carefully most people that have died are people that have serious medical conditions or are very old so they would most likely die anyway. 4 million people dying of covid every year is not too much compared to 80 million people die a year give or take a few, from natural deaths. So covid is not that much of a threat without a vaccination. As not that many people are dying of covid compared to other viruses like the black plague where 25 million people died of that. So I think we should focus our energy and resources on global warming instead of vaccinating because the human race is more likely to die of that than Covid.

9 What is the potential consequence for your body without the vaccine?

Covid 19 has some consequences, but most are not too bad if you have a healthy immune system, as your body can fight off the virus pretty quickly. So you don't need the vaccine if you have a strong immune system. As most people get covid without getting really sick. It’s only the sick and old who die of it, with some exceptions. With a healthy immune system, the most common things that will happen with the virus are feeling tired, losing the sense of taste and smell. But with a weak immune system, you could have a pretty big chance of death. I did an interview with one of my cousins, her name is Phoebe, she tested positive for covid 19, and she said that the only symptoms she experienced were loss of taste, loss of smell and a minor headache.

10 Should we trust the vaccination?

My most researched topic is the one most people are concerned about. I talked to an expert in vaccinating. Her name was Lucy and she seemed to have a lot to say about how well the vaccine works. However, I did a little bit more research into other cures to covid and it turns out the vaccine is not the only way forward. There are lots of different ways to recover from the virus. The main one leading this is Remde Sivir. It kills most of the covid in your body. There are even more cures to the virus but in this inquiry, I will now be researching them. So should you trust the vaccine? Well, yes and no as I can not prove anything but it does seem suspicious that the company making the vaccine is making 2 billion dollars in profit every month, but as I can not prove anything it's best to avoid these companies if possible.

11 Should you get the vaccine?

So I have done some thinking about whether to get the vaccine or not, and I have concluded (full disclaimer you do not have to follow what I say). I think that you should only get the vaccine if you are going to be exposed to the virus or if you have a heart or lung condition. If none of these apply to you, then I would suggest that you do not get the vaccine as it is very new and it is not a big threat to the majority of the world as we will be able to fight it off quickly. There is also evidence of testing using other medicines like steroids or Remdesivir. These are just some of the medicines that have been found to help exterminate covid 19 from the body, so I think even if you are going to get the vaccine I would hold off for a couple more months to see what new and exciting cures are being developed that might help you instead of the vaccine. To conclude this inquiry I'm going to tell you what I'm doing to help stop COVID. First I have looked to see if I get covid, who will I effect, then I have looked so if I get covid, will I pass it on to anyone vulnerable or who could die (no one). Then I have looked into the side effects and how I can get a ride of covid, thanks for reading.

Teacher Feedback

Andrew CorneyAug 31

This was a well researched inquiry where you were comprehensive in completing all parts. Your next step is to use numerical data to support your points. For example you would have found that although there can be significant side effects to getting the vaccine, this only affects a very small number of people (less than 1 in a million - https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/Alerts/comirnaty-myocarditis-alert.htm)

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Peer feedback on presentation

Andrew C

This was a well-prepared presentation with a great slide design. Your next step is to practice your oral speech so there is greater fluency in your presentation.

. Freddie M

Your voice was very clear but you stopped and started to much for me and I had to try hard not to lose concentration. You had amazing content and design so over all you have got a 5 from me.

Alex M

At a point you said that COVID-19 is called that because it is the 19th variant of COVID. Isn't it because it was first discovered late in 2019?

Fletcher R

You had great content and amazing design but you stopped and started quite a bit and I think that is probably what stopped you from getting CL5 from me. Over all, it was a very good presentation.

Hunter G

Great topic, I liked how you kind of debunked conspiracy about how it was brought out so fast. I wonder if there will be any other symptoms of covid in the future. I think what you could do better is have your voice a lot clearer and not stuttering as much.

Leighton S

Very informative presentation! It was a very good presentation and I liked how you referenced your cousin for a personal experience. The only thing you could do would be to better remember what you are going to say. But it was a very cool and informative presentation.

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After analysis of the comments above, complete the following statements to create your reflection for this inquiry:

The things I need to KEEP doing, that is the actions or attitudes that helped me produce quality work, are to keep working with people that are focused and helpful. I also need to keep track of what I need to do for the day and i think in lockdown i need to do less procrastination as I do that quite a bit.

The things I need to STOP doing, that is the actions or attitudes that did not lead to my best work, are I need to stop using built-in bibliography?

I should also stop taking the influence of information from my family at home as it can be false information.

The things I need to START doing, to ensure I do better next time, are…

I need to start organizing my links a bit better and use a gride in my notes, so I know where i got the information from I think I should also make some sort of plan for the day, so I can be a bit more structured.