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Why Doesn’t the United States Require Bcg Vaccination
We don’t have high enough rates of tuberculosis to justify the vaccination. The BCG vaccine is for tuberculosis that is good at preventing disseminated, full body tuberculosis, in infants. For some reason, it’s not great for adults by preventing them from getting tuberculosis.
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Ep 26 Vaccines part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice
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On this episode
- What Was the World Like Before Vaccines
- What Is in This Podcast About Vaccines
- Why Should We 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 the First to Come Up With Cowpox Preventing Smallpox
- 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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