COVID education and vaccination presentation for high school and middle school students. High school students in the inner city tend to display a high level of vaccine hesitancy. With students assimilating much false and confusing information on social media, our high school principal asked us to produce an advisory presentation to help students overcome vaccination hesitancy and to educate them on COVID. We endeavored to provide truthful information that presents both the positives and risks of COVID vaccination. The authors of this presentation have determined to allow this presentation to be downloaded and used by educators in public, charter or private schools without modification for the purpose of educating students about COVID and COVID vaccination. Statistics in this presentation will be updated at least monthly.
COVID High School Vaccination Advisory Presentation
1. COVID VACCINATION
How to decide to take or not take the COVID vaccine
NO!
Image by Ria Sopala from Pixabay
YES!
2. BACK TO SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER
NO MORE VIRTUAL CLASSES
as per NJ Governor Murphy
In light of
COVID19,
how can
we return
to school
safely?
Bard High
School Early
College in
Newark
Barringer HS
3. The COVID Vaccine Has Slowed Down the Spread of
the Coronavirus and COVID19,
and Saved Lives
Since vaccine first became available.
Graph:
https://www.worldo
meters.info/coronav
irus/country/us/
4. Since vaccine first became available.
Graph:
https://www.worldo
meters.info/coronav
irus/country/us/
5. Graph:
https://www.worldo
meters.info/coronav
irus/country/us/
EVEN WITH A SURGE OF
COVID INFECTIONS, THE
RESULT OF RELAXING OF
RESTRICTIONS DURING
THE SUMMER, AND THE
HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
DELTA VARIANT, DEATHS
HAVE REMAINED
RELATIVELY LOW.
THIS BECAUSE HALF OF
THE U.S., ESPECIALLY
THE MOST VULNERABLE
HAVING RECEIVED THE
VACCINATION.
August 2, 2021
Relatively low death rate despite surge in summer COVID infections.
6. COVID VACCINATION
“THE JAB” in England, U.K.
The 3 vaccines authorized for use in the United States
Which one of these is authorized
for use in teens?
7. WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS
AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
Coronaviruses are viruses that cause mild to
moderate upper respiratory tract illnesses like
the common cold except potentially much
worse and some can cause death.
It is believed to have come from these
horseshoe bats in Wuhan Province in
China; or it escaped from a laboratory in
the same area.
Bat image: NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
8. HIV VIRUS
THAT CAUSES
AIDS
Other common viruses are:
ebola
HIV - which causes AIDS - 700,000 deaths since 1980
hepatitis
herpes
influenza (the flu)
measles
mumps
polio
rabies
rubella
smallpox
BallenaBlanca
9. These are vaccinations that
are required for school children
in New Jersey
● DTaP Diphtheria
● Tetanus
● acellular Pertussis
● Polio
● Measles, Mumps, Rubella
● Varicella (chickenpox)
● Hepatitis B
● Meningococcal
Diphtheria
● Causes inflammation of the mucous
membranes
● Hinders breathing
● Causes potentially fatal heart problems
● Causes nerve damage
● Now rare because of vaccinations
Vaccinations train the body’s immune system to
identify and kill viruses in our body.
10. Unlike some other viruses, coronavirus is most commonly
spread through the air.
British medical journal
https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3206
That is why
masks are so
important.
COVER YOUR FACE
MESSAGE FROM EAST
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
12. SPANISH INFLUENZA 1918-1920 was similar to
coronavirus spread airborne
Arizona
St Louis, MO, USA
New York
● After WWI
● ⅓ world population infected
● 50 million died
● 1 in 36 on earth died
13. Polio is a virus that has caused the paralysis and deaths
of millions and it most often afflicts children.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was
paralyzed from polio as an adult.
Unvaccinated boys in
Nigeria who got polio before
it was wiped out.
You may never have seen
someone who had polio
because it doesn’t exist in
the United States anymore.
Why?
https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/polio-eradicated-soon/
14. Vaccination wiped out polio in the United States by 1979
Vaccinations
In 2020, Nigeria
was declared to be
free of polio due to
vaccinations
Only 2 countries
in the world still
have cases of
polio reports the
CDC in 2020.
https://fortune.com/2016/09/03/polio-nigeria-vaccine/
https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/immunization/wpd/index.html
When was polio wiped out in
the United States?
When was polio wiped out in
the world?
15. SMALLPOX VIRUS WAS ERADICATED
WORLDWIDE in 1980 BY A VACCINE CAMPAIGN
that lasted decades
Smallpox is transmitted the same way COVID19 is, airborne.
● 3 out of 10 who contracted smallpox died
● an estimated 20% to 90% of Native American and
Mexican native peoples were decimated
● 30 million Mexican natives were reduced to 3 million
Photo: George Henry Fox, Photographic Illustrations of Skin Diseases,
2nd ed. (New York: E. B. Treat, 1886), via Wikimedia Commons
16. SMALLPOX VACCINE RESISTANCE WAS STRONG
A vaccine was
developed from
a mild disease
associated with
cows.
The word for
vaccine comes
from the word
for cow.
Anti-vaccine
societies were
formed.
This cartoon
mocks the
smallpox
vaccine.
--1800s
17. Like polio or smallpox, vaccination could wipe out COVID19
Emergency room nurse Maritza Beniquez receives NJ’s 1st COVID-19
vaccination in Newark University Hospital December 15, 2020.
Polio
Smallpox
WIPED
OUT:
Image:
NJ.com
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/12/nj-administers-its-first-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-university-hospital-nurse.html
18. COVID19 would be wiped out if the world achieved
Herd Immunity
Herd immunity could be achieved if about 80% of the U.S. or world population
were immunized from COVID. About 50% have been fully vaccinated in the U.S.
This has slowed down the spread. But about 300 a day are still dying. July 29, 2021
How herd
immunity
works - click
for 6s video
19. HOW MANY HAVE DIED OF
COVID19 IN THE USA?
613,000 https://www.statista.com/chart/2
4558/leading-causes-of-death-
in-the-us/
New York Times 2021
Other sources
cite 628,000
deaths
Aug 2, 2021
20. You might know someone
who has died of COVID19
or been very sick
https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-07-28/pandemic-has-disrupted-how-we-grieve-effects-could-be-long-lasting
● 34.8 MILLION PEOPLE GOT COVID
● 1 IN EVERY 9.4 PEOPLE got COVID
● 1 IN EVERY 20 CHILDREN & TEENS
● 1/57 - 1.8% who got COVID died
● 1 out of 537 people have died in U.S.
from COVID
In NJ it was even higher:
● 1/39 - 2.6% who got COVID in NJ
died
● 1 out of 342 people in NJ have
died of COVID
● NJ has highest Covid death rate
in the United States
In United States:
21. Do you always know if you have COVID?
17% who have
COVID never get
symptoms
Asymptomatic or
Pre-symptomatic:
NO!
● It takes 2 days to 2 weeks for symptoms to appear if you have COVID.
● One study indicated 58% who had COVID were pre-symptomatic
and didn’t know they had it until they were tested.
You can be spreading COVID19 to your friends and family and not know you have it.
Coronavirus image: fusion-medical-animation-rnr8D3FNUNY-unsplash
22. ● He caught COVID from his cousin.
● His cousin didn’t know he had COVID.
The Barringer student went to the hospital twice and “thought” he “was going to die.”
This is what happened to a sophomore in Barringer
“I was on my deathbed.”
● 4.13 million children and teens have had COVID AAP July 22, 2021
● children/teens 16.8% of cases week of July 22 AAP
● 16,000 have had to go the hospital or been hospitalized
● 340 deaths of children and teens
● one of the top 10 causes of death for children
photo amulance jonnica-hill-V5nq6u-Ce_U-
unsplash
23. MOST TEENS GET MILD COVID19
BUT EVEN WITH MILD COVID19 IT CAN TURN LATER
INTO A VERY SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM:
Mild COVID19 can cause
Multisystem Inflammatory
Syndrome in Children and Teens
● Children and teens have developed
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (when
multiple body organs become inflamed) 2
weeks after mild or asymptomatic COVID.
● Some children and teens have died from it.
Photo by HH E on Unsplash
24. ● Only 2% of cases March 2020 were children and
teens.
● Now between 10%-24% of cases are of children and
teens. (Children make up about 16% of the
population.)
● ¾ of teens who die from COVID
are among black and Hispanic youth.
● Over 16,000 teen have been hospitalized for COVID.
● 5% of teens hospitalized for COVID need ventilation.
Though most teenagers who get COVID survive
teenagers can get very sick
and die from COVID
See: American Academy of Pediatrics NPR - May 3, 2021 USA Today - July 4,2021
25. Had the COVID vaccine been available for
these teens earlier, and if they had chosen
to take the vaccine, they would all be alive.
Why are we sharing
this with students?
Jameela Barber
Click for link to FOX4 news
story
Michael Lang
Teens who have
died from COVID
Yasmin Pena
Don Nsapu
Michael Lang Daytona Daily News
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/funeral-for-ud-student-
who-died-from-coronavirus-complications-planned-for-
today/HOTJ4ROUHFEBTFFJT2J5MR5Q5M/
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-
yasmin-pena-waterbury-20200421-
a62dkezs75bq7k77rhzgaa2uym-story.html
CBC - Montreal
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/
quebec-covid-death-19-year-old-1.5694520
26. One teen who survived life-threatening COVID
Click picture
for video link
ABC news
story
Intubation is not
uncommon for those
with COVID19. It is the
process of inserting a
tube, called an
endotracheal tube (ET),
through the mouth and
then into the airway.
This is done so that a
patient can be placed
on a ventilator to assist
with breathing.
70% with COVID who
are intubated survive
according to one study.
ABC NEWS
27. 7 million between 12 and 17 years of age
have been vaccinated so far
Source: NPR quoting CDC June 17, 2017
Photo: ABC News - click for
ABCnews article: “High
Schoolers are getting the
vaccine. What do they think?”
28. AS OF 05/25 THE
MODERNA VACCINE,
NOT YET AUTHORIZED
FOR TEENS, HAS ALSO
TESTED TO BE 100%
EFFECTIVE FOR TEENS.
PFIZER VACCINE HAS
TESTED TO BE 100%
EFFECTIVE IN
PREVENTING
SYMPTOMATIC COVID19
IN TEENS 12-19.
While the actual rate of
protection may differ from
clinical studies, the point is
there is real protection from
Covid with the vaccine.
No fully vaccinated young adults
are reported to have died from COVID
(as of May 31, 2021)
If you are a teen, there is virtually no risk of dying from COVID19
if you take reasonable precautions and get vaccinated.
29. FULLY VACCINATED ADULTS WHO GET COVID
ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS
USUALLY MILD WITH
VACCINATION BECAUSE
IMMUNITY HAS BUILT UP
IN THE BODY
BREAKTHROUGH CASES:
● Oregon. May 2021: 2% of total
COVID cases were breakthrough;
98% of cases are with
unvaccinated people
● NY: A study of 506 health care
workers who tested COVID
positive, 90.5% were
unvaccinated or not fully
vaccinated.
Approximately 1/1665 breakthrough cases in NJ
1319 of 2.2 million fully vaccinated 0.06%
December 2020- April 30, 2021
California (June 10) reports 0.034% breakthrough cases 1/3000
Based on a NJ study based on
2 weeks’ data from June 29 -
July 12 - interpolated for one
year, vaccination results in
99.99% protection from death
over the course of one year.
30. Fully vaccinated are 3x more likely to die in a car accident over a
one year period than die of COVID.
(based on data from NJ 2 week study June 29-July 12, 2021; ~1/7200 die in car accidents annually in the U.S.)
Compared to:
● ~1/345 who have died in NJ from COVID
● ~1/500 unvaccinated died in USA
~ approximate
The vast majority of those vaccinated who go to the hospital or die from COVID are high risk:
● very old
● immunocompromised from chemotherapy or anti-immunity drugs such as prescribed for organ transplants
● on high does steroids
● extremely obese, etc.
31. 200,000 lives could be saved the in the U.S. from COVID19
if 80% were fully vaccinated.
SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES
Both yours and someone you love
15,000 lives saved in U.S. by seatbelts one year
CDC photo
Photo: seat belts chris-martin-68SiDyLFEy4-unsplash
83% of new COVID cases, 97% of hospitalizations for COVID
in the United States are among unvaccinated. UMass Medical School
32. The mRNA COVID Vaccines Protect
Against Mutations of the Virus
The most dangerous
coronavirus mutation is
currently the Delta
variant, which is more
contagious and more
deadly than the original
coronavirus.
DELTA
VARIANT
Mutations Image by Wil7fried Pohnke from Pixabay
The Delta
variant now
accounts for
83%+ of all
COVID cases
in the United
States, taking
over as the
dominant
strain. The
Delta variant is
the
predominant
reason COVID
cases are up
over 300%
since June
2021 as of July
28.
33. More than 99% of COVID deaths are among unvaccinated
99.5% of COVID deaths in Texas from February 8 to July
14 (2021) are among unvaccinated. Texas Tribune quoting
Department of (Texas) State Health Services.
99.2% of COVID deaths nationwide are among unvaccinated.
--NPR quoting Dr. Fauci of the CDC.
34. “If you get sick with COVID can you get the vaccine to cure
it,” asked one Newark, NJ middle school youth?
No. Once you have COVID, the vaccine can’t help you, states Dr.
Jamess Tita with Mercy Health, St. Vincent Medical Center, Toldedo,
Ohio. See also Immunize British Columbia.
Should get a vaccine if you had COVID already? Yes, states most
authoritative sources, as represented by the advice of Dr Lucas de
Toca, COVID-19 Primary Care Response First Assistant Secretary of
the Australian government. Vaccination should be considered some
time after you recover.
35. NO!
LEGITIMATE OBJECTIONS TO
COVID VACCINATION
ANTI VAXXERS
MISLEADING
INFORMATION
AND
PROPAGANDA
ON SOCIAL
MEDIA
MISTRUST OF
PROFIT
MOTIVES OF
CORPORATIONS
MISTRUST OF
MEDICINE
Photo: Felton Davis; April
2021 - New York Liberty
Coalition protesting
mandatory vaccine
passports at Barclays
Center, Brooklyn; no one
allowed in to see the
basketball game without
proof of vaccination.
PROUD BOYS TRUMP MARCH
Photo: Elvert Barnes, Silver Spring, MD
MISTRUST OF
GOVERNMENT
36. DON’T BELIEVE CONSPIRACY THEORIES
SOCIAL MEDIA IS FULL OF FALSE INFORMATION
ONE CONSPIRACY THEORY STATES THAT BILL GATES,
FORMER HEAD OF MICROSOFT, IS PLANTING
COMPUTER CHIPS IN PEOPLE THROUGH THE COVID
VACCINATIONS.
IS IT TRUE? NO, IT IS A LIE, A CONSPIRACY THEORY
THROWN OUT THERE TO SCARE PEOPLE
AND GAIN PAGE VIEWS and LIKES.
37. “I would rather not have anyone
stick something
foreign in my body.”
Most of us agree with that. I personally agree with it.
However, the other side is, “I will put up with the vaccine getting stuck in my body,
if I have a better chance of staying out of the hospital and staying alive.”
LEGITIMATE
OBJECTIONS!!!
Image:
NJ.com
38. “I don’t trust the government to give us the right information.”
For numerous legitimate reasons, a lot of people
don’t trust the government.
Tuskegee Syphilis Study 1930’s-1970s
39. However, the data that supports the use of COVID vaccines comes
from a wide variety of sources.
● scientists
● peer reviewed clinical studies
● state governments of both parties
● local governments such as Newark, NJ
● independently owned hospitals
● quality journalism
● other countries
The statistics we have discussed are not a product
only of the U.S. federal government.
Evidence also comes from health agencies of foreign
governments such as Brazil, Chile, India and South Africa.
BRAZIL CHILE
40. Top Quality National Newspapers such as the New York Times
carefully tabulate, analyze and verify COVID data,
independent from the United States government.
...and are quick to
highlight any
inaccuracies
41. Local hospitals and other sources report COVID cases and deaths publically and
non-government sources compile it such as this local newspaper from Essex
County. The Federal and State Government is not involved.
42. No Room for Government Cover Up
So because so many are keeping track of the data from independent sources, there is no
room for government cover-ups or conspiracies with the COVID data or the effectiveness
and risks of COVID vaccines.
Conspiracies can be interesting
to talk about.
But don’t bet your life or the
lives of your loved ones on it.
43. “I HEARD THAT PEOPLE ARE DYING WHO
TAKE THE VACCINE,” is this true?
● 3 direct deaths only from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
● The Johnson vaccine has been given to 8 million people
● 28 got blood clots from it
● 3 died from the blood clots
2x greater risk of
dying by getting
struck by lightning
than dying from
the Johnson
vaccine.
lightning bolt by pexels-alexandre-bringer-3637060
44. The Johnson vaccine is not given to children or teens
Only the Pfizer vaccine is authorized for teens in the U.S.
The Moderna vaccine will probably soon be authorized
Since that time at
least 7 million teens
have taken the Pfizer
vaccine safely.
Any medicine or
vaccine carries a
small risk, however,
the small risk is
outshadowed by an
overwhelming benefit
and protection.
The Pfizer and
Moderna vaccines
use newer
technology and do
not cause blood
clots.
45. Small risks from COVID vaccination
Approximately 1 in 200,000 adults who
got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine have
had a severe allergic reaction.
Panel of experts at the virtual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology Annual Meeting
No deaths have been reported.
“It is really quite rare.”
John Kelso, MD, health sciences clinical professor at the University of California
San Diego School of Medicine
That would be
comparable to if
everyone in
Newark got the
vaccine, and
one or two
people had a
severe allergic
reaction without
dying.
See also: https://fortune.com/2021/02/15/covid-vaccines-allergic-reaction-anaphylaxis-
deaths-safety/
46. Between 1/23,000 and 1/50,000 teens who have had the
vaccine have been diagnosed with myocarditis
----------an inflamed heart condition. 1/88,000
children/teens might normally have this condition at any
time.
It may be possible that one teen died from the
condition after receiving the 2nd dose of Pfizer
vaccine. (Detroit Free Press, July 5, 2021)
● Most cases are mild
● Most cases go away in a short period of time
● It is treatable with medical attention
TEMPORARY MYOCARDITIS FROM THE
VACCINE --- IN TEENS
Dr. Paul Offit, professor of pediatrics
at the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia and a member of an FDA
vaccine advisory committee states,
“based on the data collected so far,
maybe one in 50,000 vaccines
between the ages of 16 and 39.
And the good news is at least so far it
looks to be transient and self-
resolving."
“COVID-19 vaccine benefits
'clearly' outweigh risks of rare
myocarditis in teens, CDC says
Recent cases of heart
inflammation in teens are very
likely caused by the vaccines, but
this side effect is very rare and
resolves quickly.” Live Science
Science News-June 23,2021: The benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh the risk of rare heart inflammation
47. The
statistical
risks for
teens
having a
severe
reaction
from a
COVID
vaccine are
at the same
approximate
level as the
risk you
take every
time you
cross the
street.
THERE MAY BE A VERY
SMALL CHANCE OF
RISK IN TAKING THE
COVID VACCINE.
BUT IT REALLY SEEMS
LIKE THE BENEFITS
FAR OUTWEIGH THE
RISKS.
LIKE THE RISK YOU TAKE EVERY
TIME YOU CROSS THE STREET
48. This how the mRNA vaccines work
Click for Johns Hopkins video explanation
Simply: Some of your cells
impersonate the coronavirus
cells and your body
remembers how to fight
against it.
mRNA spencer-davis-TbIOvXIEMJY-unsplash
49. Most teachers and administrators have been vaccinated
Most at the present time (July
30, 2021) have to make their
own choice to vaccinate or not
to vaccinate, though some
local, state, and federal
governments are requiring
vaccination for government
workers and for those in the
military, as are many private
hospitals. Some teachers may
not have been vaccinated for
medical or other reasons.
Image: CDC
50. In September we will not teach remotely
and we will all be back in the school building.
We want every student to be safe from COVID19.
Barringer
varsity
basketball
champions
from a few
years ago.
If enough students get vaccinated
...this may result in more freedom in school and more stability in school next year.
Classroom photo: pexels-rodnae-
productions-8419167
51. Vaccination also means more freedom
in and outside of school.
Basketball court image: Image by Trevor Barlow from PixBay
Restaurant: gabriel-santos-PMwLwX301Zs-unsplash
School hallway: pexels-rodnae-productions-8419255
As it has for
many of us
personally.
52. FOR TEENS WHO WANT TO GET VACCINATED
TALK TO YOUR PARENTS
You need your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to get vaccinated
if you are 17 years old or younger.
Also for appointment call:
● University Hospital 973-972-4300
● Jewish Renaissance Medical Center 732-376-9333
● or Register at https://www.vaccines.gov/ 800-232-0233
● Call Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid
Teens and 12
year olds
getting
vaccinated in
Paramus, NJ -
“overwhelming
response” click
to see NJ
Spotlight news
story
53. “The jab might smart,” ouch!
And you might have side effects for 1 or 2 days
ICU nurse in New York among the first people in the US to
get authorized coronavirus vaccine. CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/14/us/coronavirus-vaccine-first-shot/index.html
...but it saves lives
Image: CDC
CNN
55. Presentation by Scott Wolfenden, lead physics teacher Barringer High School,
Newark, NJ, 2020-21
With technical contributions, expertise and fact check from Victor Quesada, MA,
Barringer High School Biology and Special Education
Presented May 26, June 2, 2021
----Barringer High School
Updated and edited August 2, 2021
Non-attributed
photos: istock
images; fair use
images.
