The Ambulance Science Podcast: Make Up Your Own Mind About the Vaccine

Get every episode of The Ambulance Science Podcast by subscribing to Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts. Where I’m coming from (compared to most of my colleagues): Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy from Yale Medical School.FT Faculty at GWU School of Medicine & Southern Connecticut State University MPH Program, and long-time adjunct faculty at NYMC MPH program in Health Policy.Assistant Commissioner of Health at the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene during the first SARS outbreak.Served as State EMS Director, Consultant to Public Health Canada, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Local Health Departments.(So in other words, I’m not a vaccine expert, but I’m pretty well versed in this stuff) Flu vaccine is bad example, most vaccines are ~80% effective One dose of the MMR vaccine is 93% effective against measles, 78% effective against mumps, and 97% effective against rubella. Two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective against measles and 88% effective against mumps. MMR is an attenuated (weakened) live virus vaccine.The Hepatitis B vaccine is 80% to 100% effective in preventing infection or clinical hepatitis in those who receive the complete vaccine series.TDAP vaccines is 80-90% effective after fifth dose, but this decreases to 30-40% after four years. Flu efficacy in the US, by year: 200410%200521%200652%200737%200841%200956%201060%201147%201249%201352%201419...
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