VEC Vaccine Notes
Listen to “VEC Vaccine Notes,” a video and podcast series presented by the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Each episode offers vaccine information in a convenient format, so families have the answers they need to make informed decisions, including details and context that addresses what they may have heard in the news or in conversation with others. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as professional medical advice for your personal health or for your family's personal health. You should not use it to replace any relationship with a physician or other qualified healthcare professional. For medical concerns, including decisions about vaccinations, medications and other treatments, you should always consult your physician or, in serious cases, seek immediate assistance from emergency personnel. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2025 The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Episodes
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about Ebola and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Find out:
- What makes cases of Ebola cause alarm
- How people are infected with Ebola virus
- Symptoms of Ebola infection
- Death rates from Ebola
- The four types of E...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that protect against them. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of these diseases and the vaccines.
Find out:
- The historical nicknames for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
- What toxins and toxoids are and why they are relevant ...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Find out:
- What family of viruses TBE belongs to
- The number of cases in the U.S. over two decades
- What a “dead-end” host is
- How TBE infect...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about polio and the polio vaccine. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of polio disease and the vaccine.
Find out:
- Who is likely the most famous person to have had polio
- The four possible outcomes of a polio infection
- What condition related to previous polio infection occurs dur...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about hepatitis B and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.
Find out:
- Why hepatitis B is called the “silent epidemic”
- How many people die annually from hepatitis B
- Two factors at the heart of spread of this virus
- W...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about COVID-19 and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.
Find out:
- Why we still need to talk about COVID-19
- How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly
- Why getting to the bottom of the origins of the virus is importan...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the tools available to protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of this disease and the interventions available.
Find out:
- How many people, including young children, die from RSV each year
- What other vaccine-preventable viru...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about measles, mumps and rubella and the vaccine that protects against them, known as MMR. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of these diseases and the vaccine.
Find out:
- What makes measles the most contagious disease we know
- What to do if you think your child has measles
- Two l...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about influenza (flu), and the vaccines that protect against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of this disease and the vaccines.
Find out:
- Why the nickname “flu” can cause confusion
- How other pathogens take advantage of a person with influenza
- The role of other animals in ...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about varicella, also known as chickenpox, and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Find out:
- How many children died from chickenpox every week before the vaccine became available
- Three ways the virus can spread
- W...
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, introduces our new video and podcast series, called “VEC Vaccine Notes.” Charlotte discusses why we felt the time was right for this series, what information will be covered, and when new episodes will drop.
Check out the video version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RkaXzZydvw.
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