Vaccinations for Adults and Adolescents: Facts and Fiction

Vaccines are an important part of personal and public health. While vaccines for infants and young children are critical, immunizations also affect the health of adolescents and adults. Dr. Lisa Winston, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, explores many of the new vaccines recommended for adolescents and adults and the updated recommendations for older vaccines. She also address some of the common misconceptions about vaccines and vaccine safety.

Dr. Lisa Winston, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San
Francisco, explores who should get what vaccines. She looks at vaccines for Measles and Mumps, Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal, Meningococcal, Pertussis (whooping cough), Influenza,
Varicella zoster (shingles) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV). [12/2013] [Show ID: 25792]

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[aksar]

Excellent presentation
Learned a lot
Thanks to speaker and the the person who posted it

[mc]

So when you say, "probably because you're injecting more stuff", exactly what is "stuff" Miss Speaker?

[HesterInNZ]

At 2:56 Smile BIG and repeat with her; “vaccines we have now are very safe, they don’t always work perfectly but they are SAFE!” Phew, we sold that!

[allrelated]

Should not be an investment, public health is more important than money

[pccchurch]

Full disclosure doctor. How much money, funding, grants do u or ur org get from pharma that makes the vacs?

[saramckee]

Its quite obvious that you're Confused. Whats with the wiggling?? lol

[allrelated]

I will take my chance in staying healthy by staying positive.

[allrelated]

She wiggles because she is a belly dancer?. What is an average, can I see your credentials, polio was good.