A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus Choose one unique topic (different from your classmates) from one of the two categories below.
Describe a chemical-related safety or environmental hazard that is related to your design
project. Suggested content:
o Background of the process and plant
o Chemical involved
o What caused the disaster?
o What impact did the disaster had on the local population, society, environment,
and chemical industry?
o How a better design could have prevented such a catastrophe, etc.?
o Example: If you reactor involves catalyst, you could summarize a CSB report on
an incident involving reactors using solid catalysts. Alternatively, rather than a
specific incident, you may elect to describe a chronic chemical issue (e.g. acid
rain, lead in gasoline, etc). OR Report on a current event related to chemical engineering and the social and political
implications.
o Be as non-biased as possible.
o Support the various views on the topic with information. Discredit non-logical
claims with information.
o Example: Potential elimination of funding for the Chemical Safety Board in 2019.
(A House committee fu
nded it in July of last year.) Answer Preview
Recently, chemical engineers have speed up the process of developing lifesaving vaccines. Primarily, this is enhanced through the use of nanoparticles to pave way for eradicating diseases worldwide. A nanoparticle vaccine has been developed by MIT researchers to assist in the eradication of polio globally (Trafton, 2018). The newly developed vaccine delivers multiple doses in one injection thereby making it easier to immunize children in developing countries such as Pakistan where the disease is still a major societal issue. According to CDC, the number of polio cases dropped by 99% between 1988 and 2013 but the disease is yet to be eradicated (Trafton, 2018). Part of this is accessing the remote locations to give the children two to four vaccines to strengthen their immunity. As such, having a single-shot of vaccine to elicit full protection is a valuable achievement by the chemical engineers who are dedicated to eradicate the disease globally. Currently, there are no drugs for treating the poliovirus which paralyses its
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