People Get Vaccines at a Pharmacy in Pennsylvania
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A new photo shows people getting vaccines in the United States.
The photo is from Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania.
People at the pharmacy got a vaccine for coronavirus disease, also called COVID-19.
The photo also shows a Moderna vaccine for the flu.
This flu vaccine is called mFlusiva. It uses new mRNA technology.
mRNA vaccines are a modern way to help the body fight sickness.
A pharmacy is a shop where people can get medicine.
Many pharmacies in the US give vaccines to their customers.
People often go to a pharmacy for a quick and easy vaccine.
This helps more people stay healthy every year.
The photo is an illustration. This means it shows a normal, everyday moment.
It is not from one big, special news event.
Vocabulary6 words
- vaccine
- medicine that stops you getting a sickness
- coronavirus disease
- a sickness also called COVID-19
- flu
- a common sickness that makes you feel very unwell
- mRNA
- a new kind of science used to make some vaccines
- pharmacy
- a shop that sells medicine
- illustration
- a picture used to show an idea
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Answer key
1. Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville 2. COVID-19 and flu vaccines 3. True
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A new photo shows people getting _____ in the United States.
The photo is from Skippack Pharmacy in _____, Pennsylvania.
People at the pharmacy got a vaccine for coronavirus disease, also called _____.
The photo also shows a _____ vaccine for the flu.
This flu vaccine is called mFlusiva. It uses new _____ technology.
A pharmacy is a shop where people can get _____.
Many pharmacies in the US give vaccines to their _____.
People often go to a pharmacy for a quick and easy _____.
The photo is an _____. This means it shows a normal, everyday moment.
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