Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- New research looks at flu and vaccines.
- Vaccines now stop many people getting sick.
- Scientists say more antibodies may help.
- Extra antibodies could lower virus spread.
- This change could help families and towns.
- Researchers watched people in households.
- They used blood tests and virus checks.
- Most people in the study were unvaccinated.
- This idea could protect babies and sick people.
- Scientists hope it helps in a pandemic.
Difficult words
- research — careful study to find new facts
- vaccine — a medicine to stop infections and diseaseVaccines
- antibody — a blood protein that fights germsantibodies
- virus — a tiny germ that makes people sick
- household — people who live together in one homehouseholds
- unvaccinated — not given a vaccine or immunization
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever had a vaccine?
- Have you ever had a blood test?
- Do you live with family or alone?
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