Back by Popular Demand: Vaccines and the Immune Response
Oct
10
2013
Presented by Aimee Pugh-Bernard, PhD, Immunologist
Senior Instructor of Biology, Department of integrative Biology, University of Colorado at Denver
You know that immunizations are key to preventing vaccine-preventable diseases, but can you explain the concepts behind how immunity and vaccines work?
Vaccines and the Immune Response addresses:
- Innate and adaptive immunity
- Passive and active immunity
- Antigens and the capacity of the immune system
- Case studies of the immune response to four different vaccines
- A review of herd immunity
- The efficacy of vaccination compared to the risks of non-vaccination
