Influenza Viruses and Flu Vaccination: Understanding Your Immune System

Should you get vaccinated against the flu this year? That is the question we are trying to answer in this episode of Travelling Science!

We will be discussing how the influenza virus spreads between us and what you can do to protect yourself from getting sick this winter, vaccinated or not.

We will also talk about how the flu vaccine works, what it contains, and why we need a new influenza vaccination every single year.

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Influenza B Breakthrough Research
https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/influenza-b-breakthrough-unveils-promising-targets-vaccine-development

How Influenza Spreads
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/spread.htm

Vaccine History
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/different-types-vaccines

Centre for Disease Control Flu Vaccine Advice
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

How Flu Vaccines Are Made
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/how-fluvaccine-made.htm

Live Attenuated Vaccines vs. Inactivated Vaccines
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa065368

2018-19 Vaccine Efficacy Statistics
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciz1244/5697292

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Chapters:
00:00 Travelling Science Intro
02:14 The Influenza Virus
04:31 How to Protect Yourself
06:59 When are people most infectious?
08:37 The Flu Vaccine
10:09 Cutting Edge Influenza Discovery
11:56 Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
13:13 TAKE AWAY MESSAGE!
13:53 The Flu vs. The Common Cold
15:07 How The Flu Vaccine Works
17:14 Are Vaccines Safe?
19:31 Influenza Vaccine Conclusion
21:00 Bonus Secret Ending!

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