VEC Vaccine Notes

Get ready for Season 3 of VEC Vaccine Notes! Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, provides a sneak peek into the vaccines and diseases that will be discussed in Season 3, including meningococcus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, smallpox, cytomegalovirus, dengue, and more.

The first episode about meningococcus will drop on April 15.

Check out the video version of this podcast.

Get ready for the new season by subscribing to our YouTube channel or following the series where you listen to podcasts. That way, you’ll be sure to get episodes as soon as they become available:

• VEC YouTube channel
• VEC Podbean channel

Catch up on previous seasons:

• “VEC Vaccine Notes” webpage
• VEC “Vaccines and Diseases” web section

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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Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about tuberculosis, also known as TB, and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Watch the episode to find out:

• The dubious distinction TB holds among infectious diseases
• The two forms the disease can take in people
• The parts of the body that can be infected and the different symptoms that can result
• The pros and cons of the different TB tests
• Some of the considerations around antibiotic treatment

To learn more about TB disease and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-tb.

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.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.

 

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about Lyme disease and a potential new vaccine. She also addresses common questions and discusses the risks of Lyme disease in the absence of vaccination.

Watch the episode to find out:

• When and where Lyme disease was first identified
• What species of animals can be infected with the bacteria that cause Lyme
• Three things that have to happen for someone to develop Lyme disease
• The stages of Lyme disease symptoms
• The lessons we can learn from the original Lyme vaccine (no longer available)
• Why to be cautious about Lyme tests that are available without a prescription

To learn more about Lyme disease and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-lyme-disease.

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.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.

 

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about shingles and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Watch the episode to find out:

• Why the shingles rash tends to appear in certain places on the body
• Details about the length and severity of pain associated with shingles
• About how the virus is transmitted to others during an episode of shingles
• The differences between the current vaccine and an earlier version that is no longer available in the U.S.
• What we know about the potential for shingles vaccine to decrease the risk for dementia

To learn more about shingles and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-shingles.

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.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.

 

 

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about mpox and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Watch the episode to find out:

• When monkeypox virus was identified and where
• What changed that has made the virus more prevalent since 2022
• Why mpox patients sometimes require treatment similar to that of burn patients
• How mpox can affect digestion
• The differences between the two administration methods used for the mpox vaccine
• Where people looking to be vaccinated can check for vaccine availability

To learn more about mpox and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-mpox.

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.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.

 

 

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about rabies and the vaccines and treatments that protect against it. She also discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.

Watch the episode to find out:

• How a mom saved her son by begging for the first rabies vaccine to be tested on him and the irony of that son’s adult career
• Why fewer than 15 unvaccinated people have ever survived a rabies infection and the most famous person to have died from rabies
• Why it’s important that pet cats and dogs get vaccinated against rabies
• How the two-month long incubation period is used to shape vaccine recommendations
• Who should get the rabies vaccine without a known exposure and why

To learn more about rabies and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-rabies.

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.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.

 

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about chikungunya and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Watch the episode to find out:

• When and where chikungunya was first identified and how that relates to its name
• Where this disease is most common and how it is transmitted
• How most people can protect themselves without vaccination and who should consider vaccination
• Information about a second chikungunya vaccine and why it is no longer available in the U.S.

To learn more about chikungunya and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-chikungunya.

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.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.

 

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about rotavirus and the vaccines that protect against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.

Watch the episode to find out:

• Why rotavirus vaccine is a good example of the robust nature of the vaccine safety monitoring systems in the U.S.
• The symptoms of rotavirus, which are often more recognizable to parents than the name of this virus
• The effects of rotavirus on babies in the U.S. each year before a vaccine was available
• The similarities and differences between the two rotavirus vaccines used in the U.S.
• Which version uses vaccine strains developed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• What we now understand about the intestinal blockage, called intussusception, that caused the first rotavirus vaccine to be removed from use in the U.S.
• And why that vaccine is still used in some other countries
• Why the rotavirus vaccine is given during a very specific period of infancy

To learn more about rotavirus and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-rotavirus.

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.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.