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How Does Vaccination Protect an Entire Population

It’s called herd immunity. In order for a infectious agent to survive, it has to spread from person to person to reproduce. If a population has a high percentage of people vaccinated, they are protected. The chances are low for an infected person to run into someone susceptible to the disease.

Ep 26 Vaccines part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice ·

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  1. What Was Childhood Like Before Vaccines?This Podcast Will Kill You, in the episode Let's Hear It for Maurice, shares a first-person account of the years before routine vaccines.
  2. What Is in This Podcast About VaccinesHistory and biology of vaccines, how they work and their benefits, how vaccines are developed, and successes and challenges in global vaccine development all…
  3. Why Do the Hosts of This Podcast Will Kill You Say We Should Care About Vaccines?On This Podcast Will Kill You, in Vaccines Part 1, Let's Hear It for Maurice, the hosts treat vaccines as protection for the person who receives them and for…
  4. What Are the Two Levels That Vaccines ProtectThey work on an individual level, when you are protected. They also work at the population level.
  5. How Does Our Body Fight Off InfectionsOur body fights off infections with two parts of our immune system. One has fast, but weak intake and does not destroy the infection.
  6. Are Vaccines SafeYes. All vaccines used are extremely safe, extensively tested, and highly regulated.
  7. Can You Get the Flu From the Flu VaccineNo, it's not possible. It’s a killed, dead virus, so it’s not possible. You cannot pass on the flu to someone if you have gotten the flu shot.
  8. Why Are Live Vaccines No Longer UsedBecause there was a small chance that people could actually get sick from the vaccine itself when a live virus is in the dose.
  9. Who Is Dr. Gail RogersDr. Rogers is a pediatric infectious disease physician. She currently works at the Gates Foundation.
  10. What Makes a Pathogen a Good and Challenging Target for Vaccine DevelopmentDr. Rogers states that part of it is what you look to prevent. There is a focus on very serious pathogens being targeted.
  11. What Are Some of the Most Exciting Prospects for Vaccine TechnologyDr.
  12. When Was the Smallpox Vaccinations DiscoveredThe smallpox vaccination was developed by Edward Jenner in 1796.
  13. Was Edward Jenner Actually First With Cowpox?Probably not. He was the first to conduct trials on multiple people and bring his results to a large and legit medical society.
  14. What Diseases Severely Impact ChildrenAlongside measles, pertussis— also known as whooping cough— was an infamous child killer.
  15. What Was the Impact of WI-38 CellsThey have laid the groundwork of understanding how cells function. They have gone on to produce vaccines that have been given to over 300 million people.
  16. What Is Arguably the Biggest Accomplishment of Vaccine HistoryBesides the inventions of vaccines themselves, the biggest accomplishment was when the world was officationed declared smallpox free in 1980.
  17. What Are Some Routine Vaccines People Are Recommended to GetThe World Health Organization recommends as a blanket statement for all countries with vaccination programs to include: BCG— which the U.S.
  18. Why Doesn’t the United States Require BCG VaccinationWe don’t have high enough rates of tuberculosis to justify the vaccination.
  19. Why Do We Not Give Some Vaccines to InfantsBecause they might have maternal antibodies still circulating that would neutralize the vaccination.
  20. What Are the Costs of VaccinesIn the United States, if you have health insurance, all required vaccines are covered by your providers.
  21. How Do Vaccines Have Multifaceted Impacts on the CommunityOne of the things to remember is that vaccines are one of the most cost effective health tools that have ever been invented.

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