Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about the risks of being vaccinated in our third and final interview clip from

virologist Paul Dupre.

You'll also learn about

how to overcome the backfire effect, a cognitive bias that pits your beliefs

against facts. Let's satisfy some curiosity. This is the third and final clip

we're going to share here on Curiosity Daily from our conversation with virologist Paul Dupre.

He's the director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh and a professor of microbiology and cellular genetics.

We had a great conversation with Paul about his latest research and some of the science behind vaccines.

And you can actually find our full uncook conversation for free on our Patreon page at patreon.com

slash curiosity.com all spelled out but right now we'd like to share what Paul told us

when Ashley passed along a question from one of our anonymous listeners.

What would you say to someone who isn't sure whether it's a bigger risk to let their kid be unvaccinated

or to vaccinate their kid? maybe because they're afraid of additives and

preservatives and maybe heavy metals are a thing that talked about a lot that

might be in vaccines.

Well, what's always clear is it's always much more risky to get the disease than it is to get the vaccine.

It's always much, much safer to be vaccinated than to take the chance of getting the disease.

But that's where I have significant sympathies for parents because remember that parents are only trying

to do the right thing for their kids. Every parent wants to do the best for their child.

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