Summary of Antibiotics, Antivirals, and Vaccines

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The video discusses how the body's immune system works to protect against pathogen invasion, and how antibiotics, antivirals, and vaccines all play a role in helping the immune system fight these pathogens. Vaccines are particularly effective against many different types of bacteria and viruses, and can offer protection for those receiving them and for others around them.

• 00:00:00 This video discusses the basics of the immune system, including how the body's first line of defense, the skin, protects against invasion by pathogens. Antibiotics, antivirals, and vaccines all work together to help the immune system fight these pathogens. Antibiotics can kill bacteria by damaging their cell walls or blocking their ability to produce proteins, while antivirals target specific pathogens and vaccines use inactive or weakened forms of pathogens to prevent you from getting sick.
• 00:05:00 Vaccines are effective against many different types of bacteria and viruses, and can offer protection for those receiving them and for others around them. Some vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women, may not be able to receive certain vaccines. Viruses can mutate, and scientists continue to look for solutions to counter the ever-changing pathogen world.