Tuberculosis (TB) - 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 tuberculosis, also known as TB, and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine. Watch the episode to find out: The dubious distinction TB holds among infectious diseases The two forms the disease can take in people The parts of the body that can be infected and the different symptoms that can result The pros and cons of the different TB tests Some of the considerations around antibiotic treatment To learn more about TB disease and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-tb. 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.