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Why Are Live Vaccines No Longer Used
at 26:12
Answer
Because there was a small chance that people could actually get sick from the vaccine itself when a live virus is in the dose. Either the virus could change or mutate a little bit or your immune system might not be strong enough to fight off the vaccine strain.
Where this answer comes from
- Show
- This Podcast Will Kill You
- Episode
- Ep 26 Vaccines part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice
- Moment
- Date
On this episode
- What Was Childhood Like Before Vaccines?
- What Is in This Podcast About Vaccines
- Why Do the Hosts of This Podcast Will Kill You Say We Should Care About Vaccines?
- What Are the Two Levels That Vaccines Protect
- How Does Our Body Fight Off Infections
- How Does Vaccination Protect an Entire Population
- Are Vaccines Safe
- Can You Get the Flu From the Flu Vaccine
- Why Are Live Vaccines No Longer Used
- Who Is Dr. Gail Rogers
- What Makes a Pathogen a Good and Challenging Target for Vaccine Development
- What Are Some of the Most Exciting Prospects for Vaccine Technology
- When Was the Smallpox Vaccinations Discovered
- Was Edward Jenner Actually First With Cowpox?
- What Diseases Severely Impact Children
- What Was the Impact of WI-38 Cells
- What Is Arguably the Biggest Accomplishment of Vaccine History
- What Are Some Routine Vaccines People Are Recommended to Get
- Why Doesn’t the United States Require BCG Vaccination
- Why Do We Not Give Some Vaccines to Infants
- What Are the Costs of Vaccines
- How Do Vaccines Have Multifaceted Impacts on the Community
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