Vaccination and community protection
How sufficient uptake of vaccination provides both direct and indirect protection
This video describes how sufficient uptake of vaccination provides both direct and indirect protection. Examples such as smallpox, polio and influenza illustrate the concept of community protection.
— Presenter: Dr. Mark Loeb, director, Infectious Disease Program, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (infectious disease)
— Event co-organized by Dr. Ellen Amster and the Hannah Unit in the History of Medicine.
— Video recorded and edited by Sohail Mahmood, Karun Tandon and Mawleshan Pathmarajah
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