VEC Vaccine Notes

By Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Listen to “VEC Vaccine Notes,” a video and podcast series presented by the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Each episode offers vaccine information in a convenient f

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How many episodes does VEC Vaccine Notes have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

VEC Vaccine Notes episodes:

February 04, 2026Chikungunya - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about chikungunya and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Watch the episode to find out:
When and where chikungunya was first identified and how that relates to its name
Where this disease is most common and how it is transmitted
How most people can protect themselves without vaccination and who should consider vaccination
Information about a second chikungunya vaccine and why it is no longer available in the U.S.
To learn more about chikungunya and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-chikungunya.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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16min
January 28, 2026Rotavirus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about rotavirus and the vaccines that protect against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.
Watch the episode to find out:
Why rotavirus vaccine is a good example of the robust nature of the vaccine safety monitoring systems in the U.S.
The symptoms of rotavirus, which are often more recognizable to parents than the name of this virus
The effects of rotavirus on babies in the U.S. each year before a vaccine was available
The similarities and differences between the two rotavirus vaccines used in the U.S.
Which version uses vaccine strains developed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
What we now understand about the intestinal blockage, called intussusception, that caused the first rotavirus vaccine to be removed from use in the U.S.
And why that vaccine is still used in some other countries
Why the rotavirus vaccine is given during a very specific period of infancy
To learn more about rotavirus and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-rotavirus.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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20min
January 21, 2026Anthrax - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about anthrax and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Watch the episode to find out:
How anthrax is part of the Sept. 11 history in the U.S.
Where in the U.S. is known as the “anthrax triangle”
Why anthrax is more likely to be found in certain parts of the U.S.
Which animals are likely to have anthrax and expose people
About the 4 different forms of anthrax disease
Which form is the most common and which is the most deadly
About 2 approaches to vaccination against anthrax
About anthrax and questions related to Gulf War syndrome
Why prevention is better than treatment
Why anthrax is considered to be a potential bioterrorist weapon
To learn more about anthrax and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-anthrax.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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20min
January 14, 2026Pneumococcus - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about pneumococcus and the vaccines that protect against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines.
Watch the episode to find out:
What pneumococcus has taught us about prevention versus treatment
How many people died from antibiotic resistance each year in the US
How many people of 100 have pneumococcus in their nose and throat right now
The different locations that pneumococcal infections can occur in the body
What two factors are designed to work together to protect babies in the early months of life
Why the elderly call this the “pneumonia vaccine,” but parents know it as the “ear infection vaccine” (and why the latter is only “kind of right”)
How pneumococcus is an opportunist pathogen
What the letters and numbers in the pneumococcal vaccine names mean
Why PCV20 and PCV21 are more different than they may at first appear to be
Why pneumococcal and influenza vaccines can be given to adults at the same visit, but why parents of young children may opt to separate the visits for these two vaccines
Why smoking and drinking alcohol can increase the risk for this infection
To learn more about pneumococcus and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit http://bit.ly/pneumococcal-vax.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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25min
January 07, 2026Human papillomavirus (HPV) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about human papillomavirus (HPV) and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Watch the episode to find out:
The ways this virus spreads without sexual intercourse
How long HPV infections typically take to resolve
Why a new HPV-related diagnosis (abnormal Pap or cervical cancer) is NOT evidence of cheating
What HPV-related diseases males can experience
What RRP is and how people can be affected
Why condoms offer only limited protection
Why Pap tests are still recommended after vaccination
What we know about the safety of HPV vaccine
About a resource where you can submit your HPV-related questions
To learn more about HPV and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/HPV-vax. You can also check our dedicated webpage that includes answers to dozens of questions received by the VEC at http://prevent-HPV.org.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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30min
December 17, 2025Season 2 trailer - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP
Get ready for season 2 of VEC Vaccine Notes! Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, provides a sneak peek into the vaccines and diseases that will be discussed in season 2, including HPV, pneumococcal, shingles, rabies, Lyme disease, and more. She also announces the date of the first episode of 2026!
Check out the podcast version of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHb_U8HfarU.
Catch up on season 1 episodes:
“VEC Vaccine Notes” webpage: http://vaccine.chop.edu/vaccine-notes
VEC “Vaccines and Diseases” web section: https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-details
VEC YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VaccineEducationCenter
VEC Podbean channel: https://vec-vaccine-notes.podbean.com/
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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5min
November 12, 2025Ebola - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about Ebola and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Find out:
What makes cases of Ebola cause alarm
How people are infected with Ebola virus
Symptoms of Ebola infection
Death rates from Ebola
The four types of Ebola and which the vaccine protects against
To learn more about Ebola and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-ebola.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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8min
November 05, 2025Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that protect against them. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of these diseases and the vaccines.
Find out:
The historical nicknames for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
What toxins and toxoids are and why they are relevant to these bacteria
The nature and number of coughing episodes caused by pertussis
Why cases of pertussis are usually undercounted
The differences between DTaP, Tdap and Td
The significance of the lowercase “a” in these vaccine names
Side effects caused by these vaccines, including descriptions of hypotonic-hyporesponsive syndrome and febrile seizures
To learn more about diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the vaccines that prevent these infections, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-dtp.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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17min
October 29, 2025Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Find out:
What family of viruses TBE belongs to
The number of cases in the U.S. over two decades
What a “dead-end” host is
How TBE infections of large mammals can cause issues for people
About the two phases of symptoms that people can experience
Where people who need the TBE vaccine may be able to get it
How to protect babies too young to get the vaccine
To learn more about TBE and the tools to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-tbe.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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12min
October 22, 2025Polio | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about polio and the polio vaccine. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of polio disease and the vaccine.
Find out:
Who is likely the most famous person to have had polio
The four possible outcomes of a polio infection
What condition related to previous polio infection occurs during adulthood
About how the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) work differently and why that mattered for polio elimination efforts
What VAPP is and when it happens
To learn more about polio and the vaccines, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-polio.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.
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FAQs about VEC Vaccine Notes:

How many episodes does VEC Vaccine Notes have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.