{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Impact of flu vaccines on hospital burden","description":"How well flu vaccines protect public health Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us. In this episode, Lauren Meyers explains what the 2022-2023 influenza season taught us about the effectiveness of flu vaccines. In this episode, we cover: \u2022[00:00] Introduction \u2022[01:16] Computational epidemiologist Lauren Meyers introduces the health and hospitalization burden of seasonal influenza. \u2022[01:47] She defines vaccine effectiveness. \u2022[02:37] Meyers describes the features of the 2022-2023 flu season. \u2022[04:05] She describes how the researchers estimated the hospitalizations prevented by vaccination. \u2022[05:11] Meyers tells how vaccination of young adults protected adults over 65 years of age. \u2022[06:56] She describes the takeaways of the study for future flu seasons. \u2022[08:08] Meyers lists the caveats and limitations of the study. \u2022[09:49] Conclusion. About Our Guest: Lauren Meyers Professor University of Texas at Austin View related content here: https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1073\/pnas.2505175122 Follow us on Spotify,  Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts for more captivating discussions on scientific breakthroughs! Visit Science Sessions on PNAS.org: https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/about\/science-sessions-podcast&amp;nbsp; Follow PNAS: Twitter\/X Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Sign up for the PNAS Highlights newsletter ","author_name":"PNAS Science Sessions","author_url":"http:\/\/pnas-science-sessions-podcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39850110\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39850110"}