CHOP's Vaccine Education Center Creates Educational Game for Kids

Vax Pack Hero introduces heroes, or teams of heroes, who have been important to the development and success of vaccines. Each hero can be acquired during game play to help players beat the germs and is also featured on a trading card and the website. During game play, the vaccine heroes help players battle 21 different vaccine-preventable diseases. The heroes include not only doctors and scientists who have developed vaccines, but also engineers, authors, politicians, philanthropists, diplomats, and even two small children. In addition to the fun of a web-based game and trading cards, the Vax Pack Hero program aims to teach children that scientific developments build on each other, as well as introducing them to the individuals who used those developments to keep our communities healthy through vaccination.

"Some of the heroes in this project may surprise you, but the success of any discovery relies not just on the scientist who made it, but also on those who came before, those who helped along the way and those who continue to build on it thereafter," said Charlotte Moser, assistant director, VEC at CHOP. "Our hope is that children who play Vax Pack Hero will have so much fun with the game that they won't realize how much they're learning in the process."

At VaxPackHero.org, children can play the video game, learn more about the vaccine heroes, find out about the germs, order trading cards for a minimal fee and get tips for game play.

The Vaccine Education Center was launched in October 2000 to provide accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent. To learn more about the Vaccine Education Center at CHOP, visit http://vaccine.chop.edu.

About The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 535-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.

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