Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) - 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 Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and the vaccine that protects against it. She explains that the JEV vaccine is considered a travel vaccine, but it’s not recommended for all travelers to the Far East. She discusses the many considerations for making a vaccine recommendation. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine. Watch the episode to find out: Which Americans are most often affected by JEV The rates of death and permanent harm when someone is infected with JEV What aspects of a trip are considered when deciding who should get the JEV vaccine JEV vaccine recommendations for adopted children who started the vaccine before moving to the U.S. To learn more about JEV disease and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-jev. 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.