Season 11 • Episode 866

866 - Vaccines 101: Understanding the Vaccines on the Childhood Vaccination Schedule

Mar 11, 2025

20:39

Global Health Vaccines & Immunization Emerging Infections Public Health Health Policy

Episode Description

About this episode:

In another episode in our series on vaccines: the different types of vaccines and how they work, and the logic and timing of the childhood vaccination schedule. Also: A conversation about measles vaccinations for children younger than 1 year.

Guest:

Dr. Bill Moss is the executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Host:

Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Show links and related content:

Vaccines 101 Series: From Molecular Science to Global Policy—Public Health On Call
All About the Recommended Immunization Schedules—http://Healthychildren.org
What experts say about childhood vaccines amid the Texas measles outbreak—ScienceNews

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