Medical Center Occupational Health Basics-Vaccine Preventable Diseases

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Video Summary

The video transcript is a presentation by Dr. Amy Berman on vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Berman is an emergency physician and Division Chief of Occupational Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She discusses various vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox), pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, flu, and COVID-19. She emphasizes the importance of vaccines in preventing these diseases and talks about the effectiveness of vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Berman also discusses vaccine mandates and their impact on healthcare personnel. She concludes by mentioning other special populations that may require specific vaccines. The presentation provides an overview of vaccine-preventable diseases and highlights the significance of vaccination in healthcare settings. The transcript does not provide credits for the video.

Keywords

vaccine-preventable diseases

measles

mumps

rubella

varicella

pertussis

diphtheria

flu

COVID-19