franceinfo junior. How do vaccines work?

On the occasion of World Vaccination Week in the world, children, students in CM2, ask all their questions at the microphone of franceinfo junior.

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A woman injects a vaccine into a student in Bangalore, India.  (MANJUNATH KIRAN / AFP)

From Monday April 24 to Friday April 30, it is World Vaccination Week worldwide. An event created to recall the role of vaccines in the face of diseases. On the occasion of this week, Unicef ​​is also publishing a report on the situation of children: according to the organization, the situation due to Covid-19 has deprived many children of vaccination.

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According to this report, one child in five is “zero dose” (without vaccination) or “insufficiently vaccinated”. But how do vaccines work and what are they for? To answer these questions, Françoise Salvadori, doctor of pharmacy, lecturer in immunology at the University of Burgundy. Vaccines are the theme of the franceinfo junior program on Monday April 24. At the microphone, it is precisely the children who ask the questions. They are students in CM2 at the Gustave Rouanet school in Paris.

On this page, you can re-listen in full to this franceinfo junior program on vaccines.


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