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Listen to “VEC Vaccine Notes,” a video and podcast series presented by the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Each episode offers vaccine information in a convenient format, so families have the answers they need to make informed decisions, including details and context that addresses what they may have heard in the news or in conversation with others.
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about yellow fever and the vaccine. She explains the history of the yellow fever vaccine, how globalization and climate change impact the spread of yellow fever virus, and what steps travelers can take to protect themselves against mosquito bites. She also addresses common questions and the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Watch the episode to find out:
- Who won the Nobel Prize for development of the yellow fever vaccine
- Two areas of concern related to yellow fever disease control
- Estimated global number of infections and deaths caused by yellow fever each year
- The two main health issues caused by yellow fever
- The known, potentially fatal vaccine reaction and why the vaccine is still used despite this
To learn more about yellow fever and the vaccines to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-yf.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
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