UVM Community Medical School: All About Flu - The Virus & The Vaccine

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Description

During the 2016-17 flu season in Vermont, 47.3 percent of residents received flu vaccines to prevent the annual dreaded virus that wreaks havoc in the upper respiratory system. Benjamin Lee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Investigator at the Vaccine Testing Center, examines the various types and behaviors of influenza virus, how it spreads, and what determines a pandemic versus regular seasonal influenza. In addition, he discusses the aims and challenges of the annual flu vaccine as well as new vaccines on the horizon.

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Summary

Production Date: 09/04/2018
Catalog Number: none
Archive Number: mp834
Series: UVM Community Medical School
Length: *1:30:19
Town: Vermont
Geography: National
Event Type: General
Content Type: Other

Airtimes

1 Saturday September 8, 2018 at 11:00 PM
2 Sunday September 9, 2018 at 4:00 AM
3 Sunday September 9, 2018 at 10:00 AM
4 Monday September 10, 2018 at 3:00 PM
5 Saturday September 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM
6 Sunday September 16, 2018 at 1:00 AM
7 Sunday September 16, 2018 at 7:00 AM
8 Wednesday September 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM
9 Sunday September 30, 2018 at 6:00 PM

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