VEC Vaccine Notes https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com 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.

This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as professional medical advice for your personal health or for your family's personal health. You should not use it to replace any relationship with a physician or other qualified healthcare professional. For medical concerns, including decisions about vaccinations, medications and other treatments, you should always consult your physician or, in serious cases, seek immediate assistance from emergency personnel. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2026 The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Education 1440 episodic Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia No false https://feed.podbean.com/vec-vaccine-notes/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21016406/podcast_cover_art_-_FINAL_2048x2048a11al.jpg VEC Vaccine Notes https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com 144 144 Meningococcus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Meningococcus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/meningococcus/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/meningococcus/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/00479abe-3149-3e98-8a85-7703cc9fa167 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about meningococcus 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 meningococcus demonstrates the limits of focusing only on treatment and not prevention
  • Death rates from meningococcal-induced meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord) and sepsis (bloodstream infection)
  • The ages of greatest risk and why
  • The types of lifelong effects that people can experience
  • Why a meningococcal type B vaccine was more difficult to develop than vaccines against the other types (A, C, W, Y)
  • A comparison between viral and bacterial meningitis

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

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 meningococcus 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 meningococcus demonstrates the limits of focusing only on treatment and not prevention
  • Death rates from meningococcal-induced meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord) and sepsis (bloodstream infection)
  • The ages of greatest risk and why
  • The types of lifelong effects that people can experience
  • Why a meningococcal type B vaccine was more difficult to develop than vaccines against the other types (A, C, W, Y)
  • A comparison between viral and bacterial meningitis

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

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.

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1115 3 1 full Tuberculosis (TB) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Tuberculosis (TB) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/tb/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/tb/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/a8d2dc4f-dba1-3f2e-8f3c-df1426fc7faa 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 Lyme 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.

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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 Lyme 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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 928 2 10 full Lyme Disease - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Lyme Disease - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/lyme-disease/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/lyme-disease/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/7d08809e-1242-3da4-99e9-36b536b0b5c7 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 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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 887 2 9 full Shingles - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Shingles - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/shingles/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/shingles/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/ec4dde76-f1d4-327b-8086-2179e1b2ca5d 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 anthrax 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 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 anthrax 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.

 

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 744 2 8 full Mpox - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Mpox - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/mpox/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/mpox/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/8896475a-c242-339e-aa64-771c92368641 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 anthrax 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 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 anthrax 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.

 

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 721 2 7 full Rabies - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Rabies - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/rabies/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/rabies/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/05adedf9-c667-364c-b3dc-54c2a22b569c 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 anthrax 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 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 anthrax 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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 756 2 6 full Chikungunya - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Chikungunya - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/chikungunya/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/chikungunya/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/f4fda0c9-f4b7-3ac1-bc7c-3c7e3cfa1d82 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 anthrax 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 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 anthrax 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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 925 5 full Rotavirus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Rotavirus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/rotavirus/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/rotavirus/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/aa7eca75-fa51-343a-be98-bf3ae9eadc45 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.

 

]]> 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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1147 4 full Anthrax - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Anthrax - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/anthrax/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/anthrax/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/872b54fe-a522-3983-86dc-edcd4c5443ee Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about anthrax 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:

  • How anthrax is part of the Sept. 11 history in the U.S.
  • Where in the U.S. is known as the “anthrax triangle”
  • Why anthrax is more likely to be found in certain parts of the U.S.
  • Which animals are likely to have anthrax and expose people
  • About the 4 different forms of anthrax disease
  • Which form is the most common and which is the most deadly
  • About 2 approaches to vaccination against anthrax
  • About anthrax and questions related to Gulf War syndrome
  • Why prevention is better than treatment
  • Why anthrax is considered to be a potential bioterrorist weapon

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

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 anthrax 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:

  • How anthrax is part of the Sept. 11 history in the U.S.
  • Where in the U.S. is known as the “anthrax triangle”
  • Why anthrax is more likely to be found in certain parts of the U.S.
  • Which animals are likely to have anthrax and expose people
  • About the 4 different forms of anthrax disease
  • Which form is the most common and which is the most deadly
  • About 2 approaches to vaccination against anthrax
  • About anthrax and questions related to Gulf War syndrome
  • Why prevention is better than treatment
  • Why anthrax is considered to be a potential bioterrorist weapon

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

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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1199 2 3 full Pneumococcus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Pneumococcus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/pneumococcus/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/pneumococcus/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/0f2237bf-a6a6-3f4c-92ed-a4ccbd09a510 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about pneumococcus 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:

- What pneumococcus has taught us about prevention versus treatment

- How many people died from antibiotic resistance each year in the US

- How many people of 100 have pneumococcus in their nose and throat right now

- The different locations that pneumococcal infections can occur in the body

- What two factors are designed to work together to protect babies in the early months of life

- Why the elderly call this the “pneumonia vaccine,” but parents know it as the “ear infection vaccine” (and why the latter is only “kind of right”)

- How pneumococcus is an opportunist pathogen

- What the letters and numbers in the pneumococcal vaccine names mean

- Why PCV20 and PCV21 are more different than they may at first appear to be

- Why pneumococcal and influenza vaccines can be given to adults at the same visit, but why parents of young children may opt to separate the visits for these two vaccines

- Why smoking and drinking alcohol can increase the risk for this infection

To learn more about pneumococcus and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit http://bit.ly/pneumococcal-vax.

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 pneumococcus 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:

- What pneumococcus has taught us about prevention versus treatment

- How many people died from antibiotic resistance each year in the US

- How many people of 100 have pneumococcus in their nose and throat right now

- The different locations that pneumococcal infections can occur in the body

- What two factors are designed to work together to protect babies in the early months of life

- Why the elderly call this the “pneumonia vaccine,” but parents know it as the “ear infection vaccine” (and why the latter is only “kind of right”)

- How pneumococcus is an opportunist pathogen

- What the letters and numbers in the pneumococcal vaccine names mean

- Why PCV20 and PCV21 are more different than they may at first appear to be

- Why pneumococcal and influenza vaccines can be given to adults at the same visit, but why parents of young children may opt to separate the visits for these two vaccines

- Why smoking and drinking alcohol can increase the risk for this infection

To learn more about pneumococcus and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit http://bit.ly/pneumococcal-vax.

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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1456 2 2 full Human papillomavirus (HPV) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP Human papillomavirus (HPV) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/hpv/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/hpv/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/d1ec2961-0524-3abb-b180-69240a857af3 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about pneumococcus 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:

- What pneumococcus has taught us about prevention versus treatment

- How many people died from antibiotic resistance each year in the US

- How many people of 100 have pneumococcus in their nose and throat right now

- The different locations that pneumococcal infections can occur in the body

- What two factors are designed to work together to protect babies in the early months of life

- Why the elderly call this the “pneumonia vaccine,” but parents know it as the “ear infection vaccine” (and why the latter is only “kind of right”)

- How pneumococcus is an opportunist pathogen

- What the letters and numbers in the pneumococcal vaccine names mean

- Why PCV20 and PCV21 are more different than they may at first appear to be

- Why pneumococcal and influenza vaccines can be given to adults at the same visit, but why parents of young children may opt to separate the visits for these two vaccines

- Why smoking and drinking alcohol can increase the risk for this infection

To learn more about HPV and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/HPV-vax. You can also check our dedicated webpage that includes answers to dozens of questions received by the VEC at http://prevent-HPV.org.

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 pneumococcus 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:

- What pneumococcus has taught us about prevention versus treatment

- How many people died from antibiotic resistance each year in the US

- How many people of 100 have pneumococcus in their nose and throat right now

- The different locations that pneumococcal infections can occur in the body

- What two factors are designed to work together to protect babies in the early months of life

- Why the elderly call this the “pneumonia vaccine,” but parents know it as the “ear infection vaccine” (and why the latter is only “kind of right”)

- How pneumococcus is an opportunist pathogen

- What the letters and numbers in the pneumococcal vaccine names mean

- Why PCV20 and PCV21 are more different than they may at first appear to be

- Why pneumococcal and influenza vaccines can be given to adults at the same visit, but why parents of young children may opt to separate the visits for these two vaccines

- Why smoking and drinking alcohol can increase the risk for this infection

To learn more about HPV and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/HPV-vax. You can also check our dedicated webpage that includes answers to dozens of questions received by the VEC at http://prevent-HPV.org.

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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1800 2 1 full Season 2 trailer - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP Season 2 trailer - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/season-2-trailer/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/season-2-trailer/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/23ac0040-6ec1-3808-9325-dd1c214ab44c Get ready for season 2 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 2, including HPV, pneumococcal, shingles, rabies, Lyme disease, and more. She also announces the date of the first episode of 2026!

Check out the podcast version of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHb_U8HfarU. 

Catch up on season 1 episodes:

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.

]]> Get ready for season 2 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 2, including HPV, pneumococcal, shingles, rabies, Lyme disease, and more. She also announces the date of the first episode of 2026!

Check out the podcast version of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHb_U8HfarU. 

Catch up on season 1 episodes:

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.

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 256 2 trailer Ebola - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Ebola - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/ebola/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/ebola/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500 moserh.podbean.com/4a8c8bc5-b446-311a-8425-0bb4feb6799a Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about Ebola and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Find out:

- What makes cases of Ebola cause alarm

- How people are infected with Ebola virus

- Symptoms of Ebola infection

- Death rates from Ebola

- The four types of Ebola and which the vaccine protects against

To learn more about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-ebola.

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 Ebola and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Find out:

- What makes cases of Ebola cause alarm

- How people are infected with Ebola virus

- Symptoms of Ebola infection

- Death rates from Ebola

- The four types of Ebola and which the vaccine protects against

To learn more about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-ebola.

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.

]]> moserh false No 470 10 full Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/dtp/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/dtp/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:26:13 -0500 moserh.podbean.com/912c9dc4-4913-3ec4-b30c-0780bec32a95 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that protect against them. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of these diseases and the vaccines.

Find out:

- The historical nicknames for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis

- What toxins and toxoids are and why they are relevant to these bacteria

- The nature and number of coughing episodes caused by pertussis

- Why cases of pertussis are usually undercounted

- The differences between DTaP, Tdap and Td

- The significance of the lowercase “a” in these vaccine names

- Side effects caused by these vaccines, including descriptions of hypotonic-hyporesponsive syndrome and febrile seizures

To learn more about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-dtp.

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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that protect against them. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of these diseases and the vaccines.

Find out:

- The historical nicknames for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis

- What toxins and toxoids are and why they are relevant to these bacteria

- The nature and number of coughing episodes caused by pertussis

- Why cases of pertussis are usually undercounted

- The differences between DTaP, Tdap and Td

- The significance of the lowercase “a” in these vaccine names

- Side effects caused by these vaccines, including descriptions of hypotonic-hyporesponsive syndrome and febrile seizures

To learn more about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-dtp.

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.

 

]]> moserh false No 996 9 full Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/tick-borne-encephalitis-tbe/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/tick-borne-encephalitis-tbe/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/4d8dcc9d-2aff-393e-bbcd-6175117cf7db Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Find out:

- What family of viruses TBE belongs to

- The number of cases in the U.S. over two decades

- What a “dead-end” host is

- How TBE infections of large mammals can cause issues for people

- About the two phases of symptoms that people can experience

- Where people who need the TBE vaccine may be able to get it

- How to protect babies too young to get the vaccine

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

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 tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Find out:

- What family of viruses TBE belongs to

- The number of cases in the U.S. over two decades

- What a “dead-end” host is

- How TBE infections of large mammals can cause issues for people

- About the two phases of symptoms that people can experience

- Where people who need the TBE vaccine may be able to get it

- How to protect babies too young to get the vaccine

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

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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 669 8 full Polio | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Polio | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/polio-vec-vaccine-notes/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/polio-vec-vaccine-notes/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/b0ded795-4335-38e6-859e-bdd350b62202 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about polio and the polio vaccine. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of polio disease and the vaccine.  

Find out:

- Who is likely the most famous person to have had polio

- The four possible outcomes of a polio infection

- What condition related to previous polio infection occurs during adulthood

- About how the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) work differently and why that mattered for polio elimination efforts

- What VAPP is and when it happens

To learn more about polio and the vaccines, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-polio.

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 polio and the polio vaccine. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of polio disease and the vaccine.  

Find out:

- Who is likely the most famous person to have had polio

- The four possible outcomes of a polio infection

- What condition related to previous polio infection occurs during adulthood

- About how the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) work differently and why that mattered for polio elimination efforts

- What VAPP is and when it happens

To learn more about polio and the vaccines, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-polio.

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.

 

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 868 7 full Hepatitis B - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Hepatitis B - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/hepatitis-b/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/hepatitis-b/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/78d01140-e78b-33e9-9a27-da5dd1128d7b Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about hepatitis B and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.

Find out:

- Why hepatitis B is called the “silent epidemic”

- How many people die annually from hepatitis B

- Two factors at the heart of spread of this virus

- Ways people have been exposed to hepatitis B that are not commonly considered

- Why targeting high-risk groups didn’t work to stop this virus

- What makes hepatitis B more infectious than HIV

- What percent of people don’t know they have a chronic hepatitis B infection

- The history of the two vaccine platforms used to make hepatitis B vaccine

- Whether an extra dose of hepatitis B vaccine is harmful

- What is recommended when people do not respond to the vaccine

- Why current antiviral medications are only so effective against this infection

 

To learn more about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-hepb.

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 hepatitis B and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.

Find out:

- Why hepatitis B is called the “silent epidemic”

- How many people die annually from hepatitis B

- Two factors at the heart of spread of this virus

- Ways people have been exposed to hepatitis B that are not commonly considered

- Why targeting high-risk groups didn’t work to stop this virus

- What makes hepatitis B more infectious than HIV

- What percent of people don’t know they have a chronic hepatitis B infection

- The history of the two vaccine platforms used to make hepatitis B vaccine

- Whether an extra dose of hepatitis B vaccine is harmful

- What is recommended when people do not respond to the vaccine

- Why current antiviral medications are only so effective against this infection

 

To learn more about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-hepb.

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.

 

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1601 6 full COVID-19 | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia COVID-19 | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/covid-19/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/covid-19/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/36d8f882-a379-3b4e-8ca3-b56f7393d168 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about COVID-19 and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.

Find out:

- Why we still need to talk about COVID-19

- How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly

- Why getting to the bottom of the origins of the virus is important

- About three complications of COVID-19

- Why it’s still fair to say COVID-19 vaccines work even though we can be reinfected

- What’s happened to rates of myocarditis from the vaccine in the last three years

- The different considerations for vaccinated and unvaccinated people wondering whether they should get the vaccine

- Considerations related to COVID-19 vaccines for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

To learn more about COVID-19 and the vaccines to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-covid19.

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 COVID-19 and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.

Find out:

- Why we still need to talk about COVID-19

- How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly

- Why getting to the bottom of the origins of the virus is important

- About three complications of COVID-19

- Why it’s still fair to say COVID-19 vaccines work even though we can be reinfected

- What’s happened to rates of myocarditis from the vaccine in the last three years

- The different considerations for vaccinated and unvaccinated people wondering whether they should get the vaccine

- Considerations related to COVID-19 vaccines for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

To learn more about COVID-19 and the vaccines to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-covid19.

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.

 

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 2097 5 full Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/rsv/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/rsv/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/13a6c2e4-6844-32d9-ae57-81a8eaee12f5 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the tools available to protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of this disease and the interventions available.

Find out:

- How many people, including young children, die from RSV each year

- What other vaccine-preventable viruses are in the same family as RSV

- Why symptoms can vary among different people

- How babies and elderly adults are protected differently against RSV and the tools available to protect them

- Two different options for protecting babies and considerations related to each

- About two different safety concerns during clinical trials and which one was found to be a true association with vaccination

- If a monoclonal antibody is a vaccine

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

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 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the tools available to protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of this disease and the interventions available.

Find out:

- How many people, including young children, die from RSV each year

- What other vaccine-preventable viruses are in the same family as RSV

- Why symptoms can vary among different people

- How babies and elderly adults are protected differently against RSV and the tools available to protect them

- Two different options for protecting babies and considerations related to each

- About two different safety concerns during clinical trials and which one was found to be a true association with vaccination

- If a monoclonal antibody is a vaccine

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

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.

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1439 1 4 full Measles, Mumps & Rubella | Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Measles, Mumps & Rubella | Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/measles-mumps-rubella-diseases-vaccines-vec-vaccine-notes-vaccine-education-center-at-chop/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/measles-mumps-rubella-diseases-vaccines-vec-vaccine-notes-vaccine-education-center-at-chop/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e1835b0a-00eb-3340-bf9a-c30b6bab411e Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about measles, mumps and rubella and the vaccine that protects against them, known as MMR. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of these diseases and the vaccine.  

Find out:

- What makes measles the most contagious disease we know

- What to do if you think your child has measles

- Two little-known effects measles has on a person’s immune system

- Why the mumps vaccine virus is called the Jeryl Lynn strain

- How scientists can use cells isolated in the 1960s to make vaccine today

- Whether the rash that some people get from the vaccine is contagious

- What to consider when deciding about early measles vaccination for infants

- How the patterns of MMR vaccination and rates of autism provide evidence that autism is not caused by MMR vaccine

To learn more about these diseases and the MMR vaccine, please visit https://bit.ly/mmr-vax.

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 measles, mumps and rubella and the vaccine that protects against them, known as MMR. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of these diseases and the vaccine.  

Find out:

- What makes measles the most contagious disease we know

- What to do if you think your child has measles

- Two little-known effects measles has on a person’s immune system

- Why the mumps vaccine virus is called the Jeryl Lynn strain

- How scientists can use cells isolated in the 1960s to make vaccine today

- Whether the rash that some people get from the vaccine is contagious

- What to consider when deciding about early measles vaccination for infants

- How the patterns of MMR vaccination and rates of autism provide evidence that autism is not caused by MMR vaccine

To learn more about these diseases and the MMR vaccine, please visit https://bit.ly/mmr-vax.

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.

 

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1662 1 3 full Influenza (Flu) | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Influenza (Flu) | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/influenza/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/influenza/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:29:10 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e4725910-16d0-3860-bd30-b8ae2182b46e Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about influenza (flu), and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of this disease and the vaccines.  

Find out:

- Why the nickname “flu” can cause confusion

- How other pathogens take advantage of a person with influenza

- The role of other animals in causing influenza pandemics

- When people should get the flu vaccine What people with egg-allergies should know about getting the flu vaccine

- What people with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) should know about getting the flu vaccine

- About the four different types of influenza vaccines, plus a new at-home option

- Why someone’s “flu” isn’t always caused by influenza with a dive into the many other viruses that cause similar symptoms

- Why people who got the vaccine may still have “the flu”

- About emergency symptoms to watch for in infants, children and adults

- What might happen when people seek healthcare for influenza and what treatments are available

- About the discussions around mercury in influenza vaccines

To learn more about influenza and the vaccines, please visit http://bit.ly/vec-flu-vax.

Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form.

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 influenza (flu), and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of this disease and the vaccines.  

Find out:

- Why the nickname “flu” can cause confusion

- How other pathogens take advantage of a person with influenza

- The role of other animals in causing influenza pandemics

- When people should get the flu vaccine What people with egg-allergies should know about getting the flu vaccine

- What people with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) should know about getting the flu vaccine

- About the four different types of influenza vaccines, plus a new at-home option

- Why someone’s “flu” isn’t always caused by influenza with a dive into the many other viruses that cause similar symptoms

- Why people who got the vaccine may still have “the flu”

- About emergency symptoms to watch for in infants, children and adults

- What might happen when people seek healthcare for influenza and what treatments are available

- About the discussions around mercury in influenza vaccines

To learn more about influenza and the vaccines, please visit http://bit.ly/vec-flu-vax.

Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form.

For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter.

 

 

]]> Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia false No 1826 1 2 full Varicella (Chickenpox) | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Varicella (Chickenpox) | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/chickenpox-disease-and-vaccine/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/chickenpox-disease-and-vaccine/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:15:19 -0400 moserh.podbean.com/aac9d19c-fb6a-364c-99a2-20b415ffc0e8 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about varicella, also known as chickenpox, and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.   

Find out:

- How many children died from chickenpox every week before the vaccine became available

- Three ways the virus can spread

- What chickenpox “crops” are and how they affect the look of the rash

- Why so-called “flesh-eating” bacteria can be a problem when people have chickenpox

- Two lesser-known complications that can occur weeks or months after recovery

- Why the vaccine strain is called the Oka strain

- Who shouldn’t get the chickenpox vaccine

- Whether the chickenpox vaccine can cause shingles later in life

- Whether the vaccine delays disease until adulthood when people are more susceptible to severe disease

- Some theories about why we call it “chickenpox”

To learn more about chickenpox and the vaccine, please visit https://bit.ly/chickenpox-vaccine.

Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form.

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 varicella, also known as chickenpox, and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.   

Find out:

- How many children died from chickenpox every week before the vaccine became available

- Three ways the virus can spread

- What chickenpox “crops” are and how they affect the look of the rash

- Why so-called “flesh-eating” bacteria can be a problem when people have chickenpox

- Two lesser-known complications that can occur weeks or months after recovery

- Why the vaccine strain is called the Oka strain

- Who shouldn’t get the chickenpox vaccine

- Whether the chickenpox vaccine can cause shingles later in life

- Whether the vaccine delays disease until adulthood when people are more susceptible to severe disease

- Some theories about why we call it “chickenpox”

To learn more about chickenpox and the vaccine, please visit https://bit.ly/chickenpox-vaccine.

Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form.

For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.

Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter.

 

]]> VEC Center false No 1069 1 1 full VEC Vaccine Notes – Introduction | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia VEC Vaccine Notes – Introduction | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/trailer/ https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/e/trailer/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:00:00 -0400 vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/7a38331d-8664-3a7e-b475-7ae13cb2bb04 Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, introduces our new video and podcast series, called “VEC Vaccine Notes.” Charlotte discusses why we felt the time was right for this series, what information will be covered, and when new episodes will drop.

Check out the video version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RkaXzZydvw.

]]> Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, introduces our new video and podcast series, called “VEC Vaccine Notes.” Charlotte discusses why we felt the time was right for this series, what information will be covered, and when new episodes will drop.

Check out the video version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RkaXzZydvw.

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