We trace the arc from variolation and Jenner to mRNA, show how vaccines leverage natural immunity, and explain why maternal shots protect both parent and newborn. Data, history, and personal stories make the case that prevention beats cure for OBGYN care.

• pertussis surge in Kentucky and preventable infant deaths
• child mortality then and now and what changed
• variolation to Jenner and the origins of vaccination
• how innate and adaptive immunity learn and remember
• vaccine types and why today’s antigens are fewer
• effectiveness data across polio, measles, rubella, Hib
• sanitation myths versus vaccine impact
• Wakefield’s fraud and why autism claims fail
• three major studies debunking autism myths
• essential pregnancy vaccines and timing
• RSV options and COVID safety during pregnancy
• herd immunity as protection for newborns

0:02 Setting The Stage: Vaccines Under Fire

1:09 Pertussis Surge And Preventable Tragedy

2:20 Child Mortality Then And Now

4:19 What Killed Children In 1850

5:31 Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

9:51 Origins Of Vaccination: Variolation To Jenner

15:20 Vaccines Use Natural Immunity

20:00 Types Of Modern Vaccines Explained

25:30 Innate And Adaptive Immunity 101

28:40 How Effective Are Vaccines Really

33:40 Polio’s Human Cost And Iron Lungs

39:00 Measles, Rubella, And Pregnancy Risks

44:20 Sanitation Myths Versus Vaccine Impact

47:05 The Wakefield Fraud And Aftermath

52:20 Big Studies Debunk Autism Claims

55:20 Essential Vaccines In Pregnancy

58:00 Takeaways And Next Steps

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