Ep. 35 - Flu Vaccine Update: Inefficacy and Double-Dose Shots for Babies?

The Vaccine Conversation with Melissa and Dr. Bob

Immunity Education Group

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

While flu season is wrapping up, policy-makers are already planning changes in how we vaccinate for next year’s flu season. One concerning change is the ACIP’s recommendation to give all babies the same dose we give adults, instead of the half-dose it’s always been. How will babies react? We also examine flu vaccine efficacy over the past two years and uncover some concerning findings that may surprise you. Sources: tinyurl.com/VaxConv

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0:00.0	When you open the door for somebody else, welcome everybody to the vaccine conversation
0:16.6	with Melissa and Dr. Bob.
0:19.2	It's a great to have you guys back on the show.
0:21.7	And today's kind of a couple of interesting topics regarding flu.
0:28.3	It's still flu season.
0:29.4	The flu is still going around.
0:30.8	And so maybe we'll post this before flu season is over.
0:34.1	I think if they had it their way, it would probably be an all year thing.
0:38.6	Let's just keep it going throughout the year.
0:40.0	Yeah, but you know, it's interesting.
0:40.9	The swine flu hit in the spring during its first outbreak like years ago.
0:45.7	That was actually a spring time, which was a nice boom for the vaccine.
0:50.7	How beneficial for them.
0:52.6	I know.
0:53.3	I know.
0:53.6	Sorry.
0:53.8	No.
0:55.2	But yeah, basically Melissa did a couple of very interesting posts in January recently
1:03.7	about the flu.
1:05.4	And we did a couple of flu episodes already back then.
1:08.4	So I think we didn't really, I guess, post this podcast episode back then.
1:15.3	But even in March here, it's still flu season.
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