How often should you get a flu shot? - Melvin Sanicas
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- Why do we need flu shots every year? Dig into the science of flu viruses and what makes them different from other diseases.
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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.
Lesson by Melvin Sanicas, directed by Andrew Foerster.
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There was a little bird, her name was ENZA. I opened the window, and IN-FLU-ENZA
*_P E W P E W P E W_*
Oh I just realized....
HA HA HA IM DYING
Hi dad
Why did u have to open the window..
I love the animation style here - it's simple yet looks amazing :)
It looks similar to Life Noggin
It looks terrifying
@TheAnimationGuy it just does
omg yes i was thinking the same thing
Doctors: get your flu shot every year
Me, who hasn't had it in 10 years: 👁️_👁️
EVEN MY SON IS HAVING THOSE SHOTS! though he got sick with the flu 3 weeks that may be because he took of his PJS in sleep
Get one now!
That's because your immune system is stonger
Thanks to herd immunity you’re safe
@@anhmaggs6161 not herd immunity through a Vaccine.
I just keep my blood alcohol level at .23, no virus is living through that.
That’s a blatant lie
You’d be comatose
@SpongeBob's lesser known brother Really?
So that’s the secret huh
Neither are you or your liver lol
I take the best "flu shot"
Being anti-social
I do the same but I work in the healthcare department and I got people sneezing and coughing on me -.-
@FBI lmaooo
Fair enough. But even still, try to get the vaccine.
You won... but at what cost?
I Hear ya..but I'll Never live my life like that! No flu for about 18 yrs now and only took the 1st FLU SHOT about 27+ yrs ago and Won't EVER take another VAX Again!! My IMMUNE SYSTEN will Always remain Strong enough using my Own Anti Bodies to fight off these Man-Made Diseases...Cuz MAN LOVES to TRY to play GOD in this world.....
I can relate to this. I got the flu shot in October, then one girl in our class was super sick and i was one of the four sitting around her. Three of us got sit but my symptoms were gone in 3 days. Other two wasn't so lucky and sick for at lest a week.
As a kid I used to work off a FLU in 10 Hrs of Sweating it out of my system/body...Tough to do but my Dad taught me how to be Very Strong in Many ways also!!!
Congrats u became a superspreader n gave it to them
I've never gotten a flue shot all 17 years of my life and I've never gotten the flue
Probably because the people around you had the shot and it created “herd immunity”
You don't need it. Tons of people never had a flu shot.
I learned this in school,but the way ted talks explains it,makes it interesting
What about vodka shots?
newslayer3351 you ever seen a sick Russian I think not comrade
NO
Нет, не надо
Those are the best type of shots
Those don’t exist
Vaccines are so effective people have forgotten the diseases they combat and, thereby, the vaccine's effectiveness
exactly, summed it up perfectly
It is ironic to see how blind some people are to the lives saved, while antibiotics are great and have saved many lives, they are far more flawed than vaccines because they are to my knowledge rarely built to target specific illness, this allows for the adaptation of viruses to become resistant while vaccines specifically target the illnesses it was designed for. Yet in spite of this people panic more from that which has and, *very possibly* in the future will save more lives than antibiotics, especially if superbugs do result in higher death rates to disease. @TED-Ed Perhaps a comparison between the two in history would make for an interesting video?
BDI1234 formaldehyde, mercury, lead, are all good for you 👍👍 forget eating healthy or natural remedies.
codebebop Those can be found even in healthy food
BDI1234 probably because people connect needles with bad
Slight correction in regards to how the flu exit an infected cell. They do not “burst” open a cell. Instead, they incorporate themselves within the bilayer of the host cell membrane. From there, they exit the cell by a process called “budding”. This allows the virus to possess the necessary proteins on its capsid (Hemagglutinin & Neurominidase) that are used to infect new cells. It’s essentially like a wolf in sheep skin. It’s hypothesized that neurominidase is a protein used for glucose absorption into the cell. So when the virus exploits such a protein, the cell welcomes it into its membrane believing the virus is glucose. And because everyone expresses slightly altered forms of these proteins, the virus is ever so slightly different from the original one that infected the cell it originated from. A process known as antigenic drift. This process of budding is what drugs like Relenza and Amantidine target to prevent further replication. It prevents the virus from budding thus reducing the viral load. However, a similar phenomenon known as antigenic shift also occurs seldomly. This is where the virus genetic variation becomes substantially altered and can contain new genes that allow the virus to cross species. These particular strains are important because their virulence and pathogenicity are greatly increased and allow it spread much more rapidly.
Had it few times when I was young but only because my parents were told it is what will keep me alive in flu season, once I was old enough never got them and haven’t got sick from flu ever.
You can still survive eith out a vaccine, but it will win one day and you will regret it
Wait, we need to get one every year? Maybe that’s why I don’t feel well at Christmas.
Continual Improvement heyy check pu my CZcams documenting my martial arts training and fights give me a look!
Yup, cooped up indoors and it spreads easier.
Continual Improvement I’ve never had one I only get colds
Continual 2. W.
Cameron Wood same
I got a flu shot a few months ago and vomited 3 minutes after. Dizziness and shivering followed. Not saying it doesnt help but some people might react wrongly and some just dont need it.
NickIsNoob you probably have a weak immune system
That’s actually how a flu shot usually works, it gives you a much weaker version in order to strengthen your immune system
you might be someone with an autoimmune disorder/ just someone better off benefiting from herd immunity.
That was one comprehensive video. Thank you.
My mom always takes the shot every year, because she is in the at-risk group of elder people. I am not in any risk group, but at the Hospital they always give me the shot as well because I am her main caretaker, so I am the first line of defense as I take care of all errands outside house.
Ive never had a flu shot, is it only an america thing?
Edit:Btw i just got a really bad cold a few days ago but its gone now.
You must live in a backwards country.
No. I believe the flu originated in Europe.
In the Netherlands you only get it if you are an health risk like the elderly or really young children. If you are just normal you will probably survive
Yes, in America the farmaceutical lobby is very powerful, people is more gullible and anxious, so they get vaccinated even for harmless diseases.
Fausto Levantesi Makes sense
I honestly don't know how we are a super power with a population that is this scientifically illiterate.
The title of a "superpower" is really up to a debate and quite subjective.
Do you pound most of the money you have laying around that is not actively keeping you alive into the military? Yes.
Does it help your people? No.
A superpower is in my book a place where civilization and the development of the well being of the citizens is a number one priority reaching a standard that would be an example for others. This includes health, education and financial stability. So the US is rather a hobby military enthusiast, than a superpower.
MetallicReg So your definition of a superpower country likely includes many city state countries that can fit into the US thousands of times.
Most yah the US might not have the highest average standard of living, but it is certainly more influential and impactful to the rest of the world than most countries.
Not really, because city-state countries can't pose as a role model for federal states by being dependant on a neighbor (they all are and most of them have a connected legislation to some of their neighbors - they can be considered semi-autonomous regions with tax benefits for living there).
The US is not "a country" either - it is a uniquely loose federation. I would not consider it a classical federal republic because its states have a high sovereignty in most questions besides finance and defense. They don't even bail each other out if some need more funds of any sorts to meet a federal standard. So no - the US basically consists of many separate states like the EU does (again only defense and finance are closer) - and no I am not considering ideological belonging, just political circumstances.
And most of those states don't meet the level of a modern civilisatory example for developing regions. You can't place the argument of size either - your average population density is very low - so all the deserts don't really change the population sectors.
Again "influence" by control of trade deals backed up by military force is not what I would consider a superpower. This type of influence is not self-sustaining.
MetallicReg I don’t really care about the technicalities as to whether the US is a country or not (pretty sure there is barely anyone who even would take that seriously anyways) not even sure why you brought it up in the first place. And by these new standards was the US ever a superpower? Or the USSR? Has a Superpower country even existed then. Because it sounds like a no according to what you define as a superpower.
Well while the world consisted of ruins the US was indeed a superpower. It was an example of peaceful cooperation between states which was an inspiration for the EU (the execution is half backed).
I brought up the question about the homogeneity of the federation because you started to rely on the size to explain your problems.
The USSR was extremely effective to revolutionize the regions and spread high standards of education - therefore being an example for any other developing area for a long time. However, once the party went overboard it ended like the other socialistic dictatorships (the US just accelerated the process).
A superpower is a civilisatory high ground area - a la Roman Empire was. Once the others keep up and you miss your time to renovate - well you lose your title _in the best case_ .
60% - flu shots
39% - vodka shots
Me - bullet shots
I get flu shots every year I’m still alive >:)
Loved the 8bit animation, and as always, amazingly informative.
Pineapple Journal ikr
It's not 8-Bit
YANK!!!!!!!!!
wow, I hated it
I just noticed that!
Im early let me tell a joke: *My sleep schedule*
40 years old, never had a flu shot. Been sick half a dozen times in my life
Only got the shot twice and I think I only got it once
Smart!!! Me too...
suprised you lived through 40 💀
Love the 8-bit theatre visuals!
I haven’t gotten one for 3 years and never caught flu
Probably because literally everyone else got it
Only had the flu once (when I was 12), never got a shot and have not had it since (Now 37).
YES. Me Too, but I've gone 17 yrs Without the FLU and only took the 1st SHOT about 26+ yrs ago...Never again will I take ANY VAX as I Still rely on my Natural IMMUNE SYSTEM...something we were once Taught...SAD eh...1 Glad ur smart and of common Sense!
Awesome Decision man!
this video kind of made me to realize how games like plague inc evolved has a much deeper meaning behind it ...
evolving the plague and spending genetic points to help it getting stronger wow
Thank you ! This video was informative. My class loved it.
i do shots everyday... but those aren't flu shots :3
🤔
I almost thought you had diabetes and had to inject yourself with insulin. Then I realized what you meant.
Wow...
At first i thoyght you had diabetes but now i get it...
edgy
Diabetes, meth, or alcohol?... Leaving us hanging mane.
I just got one today and my arm hurts.
Don’t worry, that means that it’s working! It just needs a couple of days, by tomorrow or the day after, your arm will feel better
How did your arm feeling right now
Ive gotten flu shots in the U.S and Mexico. I've never gotten sick after a flu shot. It just depends on the person. And their immune system really. In the years I got a flu shot, I also haven't gotten sick. :)
Robot account
I find it funny how everyone is arguing about the shot, and I’m just here like, “Ha. I CANT get the flu shot.” XD
I got a flu shot last year and I got sick. I also got it kinda late in the season and I feel like I was already vulnerable, so I'm pretty sure that's why it didn't work. I did one again this year and I have been great, haven't been sick.
I haven't had a flu shot in nearly 20 years. Have not gotten the flu since. Maybe it's because I wash my hands like I'm supposed to.
I got my flu shot today and I didn’t even feel anything. Funny thing is, I was the most stressed about it.
But now my arm aches and I feel sick for some reason ;-;
Edit: and this is why you don’t comment before watching the full video.
Anyone would be sick after getting having mercury and round-up injected into you. Why do you think Prince Phillip stated that when he's reincarnated he would like to be a deadly virus that kills the majority of the population?
Do NOT get flu vaccine shots
czcams.com/video/PkElByznaTE/video.html
Call me crazy for going against the mainstream but if you haven't investigated the truth then you're crazy. Hundreds of whistleblowers have been silenced...
@@peterburton3095 Shut up, karen, I dont want your essential oils.
@@peterburton3095 Are you against the flu shot or against all vaccines in general?
We Need More Videos With This Animation Style
And the fact that only few percent of doctors (at least in my country) get that vaccine every year is really speaking in favor of getting one :)
Loved the 8-bit aspect
Extra awesome animations in this video
Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the need for a flu shot, I think the presentation was well done. Big fan of the 8-bit format, and an even bigger fan of the sound design.
I'm surprised to see so many anti-vaxx comments here. Then again, people are disputing climate change and evolution so why am I even shocked.
Farisss92 I believe in climate change. I believe in evolution. I am very scientifically literate and informed. I don't believe that vaccines cause autism. What I do believe is that pharmaceutical companies make billions a year selling flu shots that healthy people don't need. I've never had a flu shot and I almost never get sick.
Found the Rockefeller shill.
Tom Wostoncroft Two words: Herd Immunity
The reason why you should vaccinate early is to that most of us are immune to the flu, this is to prevent babies, elderly and people with stuff like HIV and AIDS to contract the flu. The more people who are immune to it, the less of a chance there is for those at risk to be infected.
TheNekOz that might make sense and justify willingly taking mercury into my body, except for the fact that the flu virus mutates faster than vaccination can prevent it.
You are out of your league. Your argument is flawed.
Farisss92 ikr
I'm not getting the flu shot this year.
Not because I am anti-vax but because I just got the Meningitis Vaccine recall
Whts that?
That's like 10x worse than flu shot flu shot is nothing
@@mdask4810 very painful shot u get when u turn 18. and u need to get two doses of it
@@baneofthewilds5702 what do you mean by painful?
Its just an injection,right?
@@mdask4810 it hurts worse than normal ones
I missed my flu shot this year and I’m probably not getting the shot this year but I’m never sick so lucky me
it's because you never needed it in the first place.
What season do yall get your flu shots in?
I get mine in the fall like in October.
Generally around that time or a little earlier. Last year, due to covid-19, the vaccination campaign against flu was anticipated
I'll never remember all this as the reason why flu vaccines need to be taken once a year, instead of once in a lifetime.
The one good thing, when you dabble in biology is that you know about these kind of things. I love how biology is sometimes just a 101 ways to harm/kill a person.
Damn Rights is mostly is!!
Great video and well explained thank you
How did you do the animations? THEY ARE SO COOL!!!
Usually I think of the TED Ed comment sections as being a place with logical and tame people, but when I start to see so many conspiracy theorists, I start to have my doubts.
Bobby Ferg True
This is a video game called
"Attack of the Flu - Viral busters"
me watching this when corona virus outbreaks:
I've decided not to have one this year so going to see if I live through the winter good luck all!
I would be sick as a dog when I took this shot, then when I stopped I've been fine
Probably because you're young and because your immune system is extremely medieval
YUP!
The one year I got the shot I got sick as a dog, haven't had it since and been healthy every year, gtfoh with this nonsense
Steve Martino Maybe your immune system is weak asf. And or you tricked yourself into thinking you are sick, like how placebos work.
Steve Martino yeah
Steve Martino pretty sure the flu shot gives you the flu so you can defend it when you get it later on but idk
Steve Martino
But you can also be a carrier of the flu virus, thus affecting others with the flu virus and never yourself.
Subjectivity. The classic staple of science.
I sent an email today in Australia to a hospital that wants to employ me. I said that I would not be accepting the position because I have to be immunised for half a dozen diseases & get top ups for some every year, not to mention the flu shot. Later on in the day I received this & another video from CZcams on vaccines?!?!?!?!?
I work handling money in public five days a week. I have been sick twice in the last two years. Some people don't need help fighting bugs. I also have been given antibiotics multiple times. Ones for wisdom teeth, once for a mashed toe. Never took em. Was perfectly fine.
Every year?
Last time I took a shot was a few years ago so that I could work.
And they said that I don't need to take any other shots for like 10 years.
Are you sure that was a flu shot and not a tetanus shot?
LOL
These videos are really educational!!!!1
Hey, i love all these vidéo of animations. I would like to know which logiciel i Can use to create the same style of vidéo, if someone Can help me ...
I like the 8-bit animations and music.
My mother had to go to the ER after getting a flu shot when her body reacted strangely. My parents said they don't want us to get flu shots. And I haven't got the flu in years!
Haven’t had one in 10 years, been sick like 5 times each lasting less than a 3 days. Our bodies do wonderful things when left alone. Except headaches, those I take pills quickly lol.
Tactical Strategist
Come on man, flu is not that bad, of course you should always take your vaccines, but the flu one... It's not necessary
Zweks Auz how could we forget that the MILLIONS of deaths to the flu were all created by “big pharma” to sell more vaccines?
Got one flu shot in my life and had a serious reaction and my health hasn't been right since.
I would rather get the flu, thanks.
You are selfish.
Anybody in here from Oct 2020 and wonder if you want to get your flu shot this year?
I've only gotten one in my life. I'm terrified of injections so unless it's going to kill me, I may just leave it. I can put up with being a bit sick every now and again.
Maruchannoodlelvr Well, as terribly ill as they would get if they get the flu.
just because it can kill you dosent mean it will
Hey buddy I'm afraid of needles and injections too but our discomfort and trauma shouldn't come at the cost of other people (babies, elderly) being sick.
This video is so well made and explains everything in a very understandable way! Amazing work
Loved this animation style...
My mom got a flu shot once. Got sick af. She's never had another one or gotten one for me
After I got my shot ((and blood drawn)) I felt exhausted and sore... i walked to the car completely tired.... It felt like I just floated over to where my mom parked..
Moral: schedule shots a month after blood tests.....
I am watching this in covid - 19
To Bless is for a blood sacrifice. You are now blessed with Satan. Have fun. Religion and Government are both Satanic. Nobody told you yet?
@@je-freenorman7787 satan? DOES THAT MEAN I GET HUGE WINGS?! I mean they wouldn't be feathery, but WINGS! I could FINALLY get my ball off the roof. I could fly through my my shopping. I would tie a wagon to my waist and just get the shopping done fast! THINK OF THE GAS MONEY I AM SAVING! Also I might get horns... I'll just put my hair in twin tails or twin buns. I might even be invulnerable to burns. I COULD SAVE LIVES!!!!
@@jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245 No silly Rabbit, Tricks are for KIDS! The God Spells are not real. Allegory points to another meaning.
@@jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245 There are no Villains and no Comic Book Heroes.
never got 1 in my life, and my imune system handles it just fine. im more afraid about the viruses they invent .
love this animation style
Love your videos keep it up
Haven't had a flu shot since I was 5.....I never get sick.
Same haven’t had the shot for years and haven’t gotten the flu since.
Ur lucky, damn
@@sheagoff6009 WHY IS EVERYONE SO LUCKY WITHOUT VACCINES
He's probably 6
I haven’t had a flu shot in about 2 or 3 years, sometime they can be expensive sadly. The good thing is I have a strong immune system which is good.
I DON'T! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
the problem is that, since there is only a very short period between each season, scientists can have no experiments about the flu shot's long-term effects
what if it increases chances of other diseases after many years after the vaccination?
NO ONE KNOWS
Sorry, I was just checking if I’m on 1080p
I've never gotten a flu shot. Washing my hands and staying out of people's sneeze and cough bubbles has done me just fine.
P Manning herd immunity
But I don't get a flu shot every year.
Am I gonna die?
Yussof Ross No, you have an immune system.
No, I don't take one every year. I can't because it can get me really sick. And I'm Perfectly fine.
Maybe, if you live in a trashcan.....
Yussof Ross nah it's just a choice
You’re relying on herd immunity, but you also have an immune system that is probably strong enough to prevent the virus from affecting you. Get your flu shot.
I Love The Art And Pixel Sounds
I like this 8-bit, 16-bit animation style
Christian anti vaxxers: VACCINES ARE AGAINST GOD
God who gave us the knowledge for vaccines: Noah, GET THE BOAT
Your making fun of alot of powers by commenting this
@@CynicalKel He isn't if there's no power to be making fun of.
@@dancole2994 ok well pff i cant change your mind so what's the point of explaining
@@dancole2994 u so funny huh
I haven’t had one in years and felt great.
the thimerosal (ethyl-mercury) and various other adjuvants ie aluminum that go along with influenza inoculations are considered neurotoxins and pose a bigger threat than the flu itself for most people. I’m not “anti-vax” by the way, just like someone who wants mercury and heavy metals out of their fish before eating it isn’t considered “anti-fish”. Just be wary of the other ingredients that come along with the live attenuated virus, or in the case of C-19, the S protein which is coated in polyethylene glycol.
1:20 nice animation lol
I haven't had a flu shot in at least 7 years, rarely have felt sick,
and any sickness I did get lasted only few hours or less.
Though the reason is because i'm super healthy and cleanly.
But being too clean Isn't good either!! But good for you to Know!!
I have the flu. I feel like I’m going to die. Harsh cough, coughing up phlegm, my sides, back, and back of neck hurt. I’m either too cold and shivering, or too hot, been more or less in bed for two days.
I’m not going to forget my flu shot next year...
You’re probably 800 pounds, over 90, or have a very, very weak immune system. I have never gotten the shot and only had the flu ONCE. And when I had it I fought it off like a warrior
Is that an American thing? I don't get one every year.
yeah, pretty weird
Isn't that Tomori Nao?
I don't either...
I'd say it's been 2-3 years s far...
I got sick during the summer, but im fine currently.
In other countries the state provides the healthcare and they don't want to spend public money on uneccessary things.
Yeah me neither,but after last christmas with Type A i got one this year,
I got a TED institute ad before this video
I love this animation!
I never got a flu shot as long as I can remember. I never got really sick or got the flu in years. The most I got was a common cold.
Lol I have my life! Apparently I got a strain last week not covered by this year's vaccine! And now I am DYINGGGGGGGG
Amazingly clear video@
Just learned about this in science!
this doesn't actually answer the question from the title.
Yes it does, wtf?
@@SuperShado101 And why do i need to get the flu shot as opposed to not getting it?
@@martinkunev9911 the protection wanes, and the viruses in circulation change
@@SuperShado101 that's just a summary of the video
@@martinkunev9911 yes its an explanation for why we get a flu shot every year. you know, like the title asks
Sometimes I forget to get my flu shot but I have a very strong immune system idk how I do not get sick I think it is to strong
Ye just by judging by ur profile pic
yOu Actually do, cuz if u get sick with the flue u can Potentially DIE!!
This the answer to "when are we even gonna use this in our lives?"who knows how many people may have been saved only by watching this video
I don’t like getting shots at all but I just like looking at the new color at the bottom it has lol
I love the animationnnnn
Never had a flu shot in my life and have yet to get the flu. I’m 41 now and work in a hospital 5 days a week for the past 12 years. I sometime kinda wanna get the flu just to see what it’s all about.
It's like the common cold, the only difference is that the Flu's symptoms start suddenly and last longer than the cold, and can cause pneumonia on high risk people(young/elderly).
Basically it's like cold on steroids.
Glad you are Continuing to stay Healthy, which is All our body's NEED to keep our IMMUNE SYSTEMS as healthy as we Can!
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!
You've hit the trending list.