MSSNY Podcasts

The Medical Society of the State of New York invites you to listen to Dr. Matthew Weissman talk about the importance of Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Td and Tdap) vaccines for adults. Dr. Weissman discusses the nature of these three viral infections and the importance of vaccinating against them. Dr. Weissman posits that it is especially important for adults to receive at least one vaccine containing Pertussis, as it protects newborns and infants from whooping cough which can be much more deadly to them.

The Medical Society of the State of New York invites you to listen to Dr. Monica Sweeney talk about the pneumococcal vaccine. Contained in the discourse is a description of pneumococcal disease and its’ myriad side-effects and complications as well as the recommendations for who should receive the pneumococcal vaccine and at what ages and the types of vaccine available.

The Medical Society of the State of New York invites you to listen to Dr. William Valenti and Dr. Geoffrey Moore chat about the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. Dr.’s Valenti and Moore present evidence-based support for the necessity of high levels of herd immunity to keep these potentially deadly viruses at bay as well as descriptions of these diseases and the grave and lasting side-effects associated with them.

In an effort to educate and inform patients and physicians in New York State about the importance of adult immunization, MSSNY conducted an audio podcast with William Valenti, MD, Chair of MSSNY’s Infectious Disease Committee and Monica Sweeney, MD, vice chair of MSSNY’s Committee to Eliminate Healthcare Disparities about needed adult immunizations.

The Medical Society of the State of New York invites you to listen to reflections of 9/11, reasons physicians and other healthcare professionals need to prepare for a public health emergency and how MSSNY can assist in this endeavor.