Vaccines and the Immune System
Vaccines Videos
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
Q: How does a vaccine work? What viruses are particularly difficult to design a vaccine for? A: Thank you for this GREAT question from an awesome 6-year old follower. A vaccine takes a dead or very weak virus and introduces it to the body to trick your immune system into building an immune response that Read more…
How does a vaccine work? What viruses are particularly difficult to design a vaccine for?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Thank you for this GREAT question from an awesome 6-year old follower. A vaccine takes a dead or very weak virus and introduces it to the body to trick your immune system into building an immune response that protects you. Viruses have antigens that work sort of like a name tag. When your body Read more…
What are you nerdy girls doing to stay healthy in these crazy times?
Mental Health Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Malia polled the NG’s, and here are some themes: exercise, mindfulness, getting outdoors, making connections with friends and family (by phone or Zoom, outside, or within our pods), doing what we love (and avoiding what we don’t love), takeout, and … bad TV. In fact, our back-channel chat on this question devolved (evolved?) into Read more…
Q: How does a vaccine work? What viruses are particularly difficult to design a vaccine for? A: Thank you for this GREAT question from an awesome 6-year old follower. A vaccine takes a dead or very weak virus and introduces it to the body to trick your immune system into building an immune response that Read more…
How does a vaccine work? What viruses are particularly difficult to design a vaccine for?
Biology/Immunity VaccinesAshley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Thank you for this GREAT question from an awesome 6-year old follower. A vaccine takes a dead or very weak virus and introduces it to the body to trick your immune system into building an immune response that protects you. Viruses have antigens that work sort of like a name tag. When your body Read more…
What are you nerdy girls doing to stay healthy in these crazy times?
Mental Health Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Malia polled the NG’s, and here are some themes: exercise, mindfulness, getting outdoors, making connections with friends and family (by phone or Zoom, outside, or within our pods), doing what we love (and avoiding what we don’t love), takeout, and … bad TV. In fact, our back-channel chat on this question devolved (evolved?) into Read more…
A: Thank you for this GREAT question from an awesome 6-year old follower. A vaccine takes a dead or very weak virus and introduces it to the body to trick your immune system into building an immune response that protects you. Viruses have antigens that work sort of like a name tag. When your body Read more…
What are you nerdy girls doing to stay healthy in these crazy times?
Mental Health Staying SafeMalia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Malia polled the NG’s, and here are some themes: exercise, mindfulness, getting outdoors, making connections with friends and family (by phone or Zoom, outside, or within our pods), doing what we love (and avoiding what we don’t love), takeout, and … bad TV. In fact, our back-channel chat on this question devolved (evolved?) into Read more…
A: Malia polled the NG’s, and here are some themes: exercise, mindfulness, getting outdoors, making connections with friends and family (by phone or Zoom, outside, or within our pods), doing what we love (and avoiding what we don’t love), takeout, and … bad TV. In fact, our back-channel chat on this question devolved (evolved?) into Read more…
