Red X iconGreen tick iconYellow tick icon

This video helps explain what happens when the virus that causes Covid-19 infects a cell, and how the mRNA vaccine works.

Acknowledgements: graphics and writing - Bronwyn Carlisle, voiceover - Miriam Sharpe, music - Outdoors in Summer by Shane Ivers at silvermansound.com, titles - modified from de.freepik.com/vektoren/infografik.

You can find more resources useful for high school biology students on our website, including biochemistry-related career advice, models of molecules to print in 3D, and links to other science resource websites.

Back to top