Case 1 Assignment:
Vaccines
Submitted to: Dr. Nicole Welch
GNED 1102-014 Controversies in Science
Tuesday and Thursday 11:00am – 12:20pm
Due Date: October 14, 2015

Submitted by: Danielle Cruz 2016150214 Table of Contents
Peer-Reviewed, Scientific, Primary Research Article. “Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of a vero-cell-culture-derived trivalent influenza vaccine: a multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial” by P Noel Barrett et al. 3
Background 3
Research Purpose 3
Research methods 4
Participants and Study Design 4
Randomization and masking 4
Procedures 4
Results 5
Interpretation/Conclusion 6
Media Articles Discussing the Effectiveness and Safety of the Influenza Vaccine 6
Potential Biases in Media Articles 8
Is the Influenza Vaccine Safe to Use? 9
Is the Influenza Vaccine Effective? 9
Works Cited 10

Peer-Reviewed, Scientific, Primary Research Article. “Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of a vero-cell-culture-derived trivalent influenza vaccine: a multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial” by P Noel Barrett et al.
Background
Knowledge of what sort of protection vaccines does to people is restricted. Because there are constant changes in the …show more content…
They were to return to the study site 18-24 days after vaccination to have their blood drawn for treatment. If the participants were beginning to feel any symptoms for influenza such as “fever with cough, sore throat, muscle ache, headache, fatigue, nausea, or bloodshot eyes… any two of these symptoms without fever”, they were instructed to visit the clinic within 48 hours of the symptoms appearing. “Nasopharyngeal swabs were also part of the visit to culture and typing viruses,” Participants were then instructed to visit the clinic for a final time 166-194 days after vaccination for physical examination and final assessment for adverse