Weekly Health Quiz: Covid Vaccines, Side Effects and Exercise

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Which statement about Covid vaccines is not true?

It takes several weeks to build up immunity after vaccination

Current vaccines are very effective in protecting against serious illness

Once you are vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask

Vaccine side effects may be more pronounced after a second shot

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These animals at the San Diego Zoo were given an experimental coronavirus vaccine to protect against the virus:

Apes

Tigers

Elephants

Hippos

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The new Covid vaccine from Johnson & Johnson differs from earlier vaccines in that it requires:

One shot

Two shots

Three shots

It is given orally

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This side effect of the Covid vaccine may be mistaken for cancer on a mammogram:

Arm pain

Skin redness

Swollen lymph nodes

Muscle inflammation

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After the United States, this country has reported the highest number of Covid-related deaths:

Mexico

Brazil

India

Russia

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Drinking alcohol has been tied to an increased risk of this form of cancer:

Mouth and throat cancer

Breast cancer

Colon cancer

All of the above

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Older adults who attended twice-a-week aerobic dance classes showed enhancements in the medial temporal lobe, a part of the brain critical for:

Motor activities

Sound sleep

Memory

All of the above