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Hi!
Welcome to our video
series on pneumonia.
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In this one, I'm going to break
down information on the pneumococcal
and the influenza vaccines.
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Ready? Let's go.
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Now the American
thoracic society is
told us that pneumonia is the most
common cause of hospital admissions
second only to
women giving birth.
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So pneumonia is a big
problem in the United States
over 50,000 people die
from pneumonia yearly.
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So the elderly have the highest
risk for contracting pneumonia
and for dying from pneumonia.
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And ammonia is the most
common cause of sepsis
and septic shock.
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So I think we've given you enough
data here to help you see that
pneumonia is problematic.
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Is there anything
that we can do to help
our patients be healthier?
Well vaccines save lives.
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I know that is a risky
political statement,
but just hear me out and I want
you to make your own decision.
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Now as healthcare workers,
we have to be vaccinated
in the United States,
it's not optional for us.
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But I want you to be educated
on what goes into vaccines?
Why may be effective
or not be effective
and make your own decision.
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So we're going to run
with vaccine saves lives
in this video presentation.
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I'm going to talk about the
influenza vaccine or the flu
and the pneumococcal vaccination
which you may have heard
called the pneumonia vaccine.