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College of Veterinary Medicine

VetaHumanz Need Vaccines too! English Version

A masked child wearing a superhero cape jumps confidently with a friendly germ character on the cape beside the book title “VetaHumanz Need Vaccines, Too!”

VetaHumanz Need Vaccines, Too! is an engaging, science based story that helps children understand what germs are, how their bodies fight illness, and why vaccines are important for keeping people and animals healthy. Through colorful illustrations and friendly superhero characters, the book explains how immune cells work, how vaccines are created and tested, and the many ways vaccines can protect communities. Readers also meet real veterinary scientists who develop vaccines and learn how young superheroes can use their own powers to keep others safe.

Text lists the book’s authors, illustrator, acknowledgments, and summary alongside the VetaHumanz logo.
A simple list of the book’s sections is shown with a small illustration of a girl kicking a soccer ball.
A scientist looks through a microscope to study germs and explain how some germs make people and animals sick.
Cartoon germs appear on everyday items like dust, doorknobs, drinks, and food to show that germs can be found everywhere.
Children practice healthy habits like eating well, sleeping, brushing teeth, and washing hands to fight germs.
Children engage in healthy activities—cleaning, playing, resting, and celebrating vaccination—to stay well.
A child sneezes while a cartoon T cell inside their body prepares to destroy infected cells.
A superhero B cell creates antibodies that attach only to a specific germ, like COVID-19.
A superhero B cell reacts quickly to a familiar germ by making many antibodies to fight it.
Cartoon antibody “germ catchers” show how different antibodies can trap multiple germs at once.
A large cartoon macrophage prepares to eat a clump of germs that antibodies have stuck together.
A cartoon B cell learns from a chart how vaccines teach immune cells to recognize and fight germs.
A scientist gently vaccinates a rabbit to show how animals help researchers create new vaccines.
A doctor gives a masked patient a vaccine shot to show that vaccines are tested for safety before use.
A baby, cat, dog, and chick are shown receiving vaccines to stay healthy at different life stages.
A veterinarian gives a dog a vaccine so its immune system can build protection before sickness occurs.
Illustrations show vaccines being given in a muscle or under the skin using different types of injections.
Animals receive vaccines through the nose or mouth, such as a pig getting an intranasal spray and a raccoon eating an oral vaccine treat.
Three children wearing masks imagine using their knowledge about vaccines to help keep others healthy.
A veterinarian in a cape receives a COVID-19 vaccination to protect himself and others.
A veterinary scientist in a superhero cape works in a lab to help create better vaccines.
A veterinary scientist in a superhero cape works in a lab to help create better vaccines.
Word list of key vaccine and immunity terms appears beside a cartoon dog receiving a shot.