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Vaccines

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Vaccines.

Video playlists about Vaccines

The fight against viruses

What we do (and don't) know about viruses, pandemics and the vaccines that combat them.

What you need to know about medicine

A lot happens behind the scenes before medicine gets to you. Get a deeper understanding of the drugs and vaccines you may use with these compelling facts and figures.

Talks about Vaccines

Melissa J. Moore

How mRNA medicine will change the world

Francisca Mutapi

Africans should lead on health care solutions for Africa

Maria Van Kerkhove

How to end the pandemic -- and prepare for the next

Nithya Ramanathan

The problem of vaccine spoilage -- and a smart sensor to help

Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne

How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly

Kathryn A. Whitehead

The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine

Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci

Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

The global cooperation that accelerated the COVID-19 vaccines

How COVID-19 human challenge trials work -- and why I volunteered

Johanna Benesty

What it takes to crush a pandemic

Leor Weinberger

Can we create vaccines that mutate and spread?

Why rumors about vaccines spread -- and how to rebuild trust

How the pandemic will shape the near future

The trials, tribulations and timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine

The case to infect volunteers with COVID-19 to accelerate vaccine testing

The new science of personalized vaccines

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Exclusive articles about Vaccines

What if 1 or 2 flu shots could cover us for the rest of our lives? Researchers are working on it

Every year, a new influenza vaccine is created to protect against constantly evolving strains of the virus. But here's what researchers like Florian Krammer PhD are doing to develop a universal shot which could target all flu viruses.

Posted Dec 2021

The top 7 COVID-19 vaccine questions, answered

Data expert and economist Emily Oster goes through what we know so far about the new COVID-19 vaccines.

Posted Dec 2020

Here’s why you need to get a flu shot, even if you don’t want one

It’s no fun having a needle stuck into your arm. But remember: You’re not just getting a flu shot for yourself -- you’re protecting your family, friends, coworkers and community, too.

Posted Nov 2019

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