COVID-19 Vaccine
February 25th, 2021
Join Dr. David Pride and Dr. Kate B. Bredbenner as they demystify how the COVID-19 vaccine works and answer all your questions! Learn what's in the vaccine, what makes them effective, why it's often recommended to take, and more!
Guest Speakers
Dr. David Pride
Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor of Pathology
Dr. David Pride is a MD-Ph.D. doctor practicing at the University of California San Diego. He runs the hospital's clinical microbiology laboratory where he specializes in infectious diseases, as well as research the human microbiome and bacteriophage therapy.
Dr. Kate B. Bredbenner
Science Communicator
Dr. Kate B. Bredbenner is an expert in molecular biology. She breaks down complicated scientific research papers and translates them into easy and fun videos on her YouTube channel SimpleBiologist. Dr. Bredbenner has been studying COVID-19 and makes content helping others understand how the vaccines work. She is currently a user experience researcher at Wiley.
Question Index
1. 4:50 - What is the shown image a picture of? 2. 8:27 - How exactly does the COVID-19 vaccine work? 3. 10:46 - What is in the COVID-19 vaccine? 4. 12:03 - How come the COVID-19 vaccine comes in two parts instead of just one? 5. 14:21 - Why does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine only require one shot? 6. 16:49 - What makes vaccines effective? 7. 19:07 - Has the vaccine been proven to work yet? If so, why isn't everyone taking it? 8. 22:25 - I have seen reports of some people having adverse reactions to the vaccine. How accurate are these reports, and is the vaccine safe? 9. 25:41 - Could you explain what the possible long-term effects are specifically for taking the mrna vaccines (newer technology)? 10. 28:33 - How are vaccines made? 11. 34:52 - Is the vaccine everlasting? 12. 37:11 - What keeps you safe from a vaccine? What does it exactly do to the human body? 13. 39:20 - Do you think that the inactivated vaccine may provide better protection against the virus variants than the only spike vaccine? 14. 41:27 - Is the vaccine safe? How do we know? 15. 45:31 - Should someone take the vaccine while they are pregnant? 16. 47:08 - What if people don't want to take the vaccine? How do you put the vaccine inside of these people? 17. 50:31 - How fast does data/information regarding the vaccine come out? Where do we find the data? We've been into the pandemic for about a year now. Where do we stand based on these terms? 18. 53:41 - If you already have COVID-19, should you take the vaccine? 19. 54:52 - When will COVID-19 go away?