How often should you get a flu shot? - Melvin Sanicas
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All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients and send them to top virology experts with one goal: to design the vaccine for the next flu season. But why do we need a new one every year? Vaccines for diseases like mumps and rubella offer a lifetime of protection with two shots early in life; what’s so special about the flu? Melvin Sanicas explains.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Melvin Sanicas
- Director
- Andrew Foerster
- Script Editor
- Eleanor Nelsen
- Composer
- Devin Polaski
- Animator
- Andrew Foerster
