Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Innate Immunity
By now we've introduced a number of elements of the immune system. Now it's time to start learning how these work together to recognize and eliminate pathogens. Let's start by taking a deep dive into the innate immune response. This...
Ancient Lights Media
How do we acquire immunity to bacteria and viruses?
Acquiring Immunity - Viruses/Immunity Set - Part 3, This clip offers a step by step look at how the human body develops immunity to infectious diseases.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Rhesus Factor
Overview of the Rh factor and why pregnant women should be tested for it before giving birth.
Professor Dave Explains
The Immune System: Innate Defenses and Adaptive Defenses
There are so many critters out there, bacteria and viruses that want to wreak havoc in our bodies. How do we defend ourselves against such tiny threats? The immune system! This is quite possibly the most profoundly remarkable aspect of...
FuseSchool
Blood groups
Imagine you’ve been involved in an accident. You’re bleeding and are rushed to the hospital. Thankfully you’re given a blood transfusion, to replace your lost blood. But you can’t just have blood from any old donor... In fact, when...
FuseSchool
What are Antibodies
If this is the first time you have heard about antibodies, you may not know how important they are. Antibodies are one of the warriors inside our body, helping us to fight off nasty, invading particles. They are a type of protein, and...
Bloomberg
Brutal Cold Makes Life Miserable on Covid-19 Testing Lines
Record Covid-19 cases and test delays are combining with brutally cold U.S. weather.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Covid testing kits handed out to New Yorkers amid Omicron surge
Covid antigen self-test kits are distributed in Queens, New York, where people wait in long lines to get a free test before the Christmas holidays (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : India: Fears of Covid under-reporting as self-testing kits rise in usage
Booming sales of home self-test kits for Covid are prompting Indian authorities to tighten the rules around their sale and fuelling fears of underreporting of Covid-19 as cases surge (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Novavax Vaccine Will Probably Work on New Covid Strain: CEO
Dec.28 -- Novavax Inc. Chief Executive Officer Stan Erck discusses the phase 3 trial of the company's Covid-19 vaccine and says the data so far have been at or above the levels of Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc. He speaks with Bloomberg's...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Parisians rush to get Covid-19 tests before Christmas
We're completely overwhelmed", says a pharmacist in Paris, as people line up to get Covid-19 antigen and at-home tests (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Sky News
Boris Johnson press briefing on coronavirus
CLEAN: Interior shots of Boris Johnson answering questions from the media during a daily coronavirus press briefing on the need for testing kits on 25 March 2020 in London, United Kingdom
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French hospital rolls out antigen Covid tests
Since Monday, the Saint-André hospital in Bordeaux has been testing patients at the emergency room with a new COVID "antigen" test, which provides result in 15 to 30 minutes (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French Transport Minister visits Covid test centre at Orly airport
French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari visits a Covid-19 screening centre at Orly airport while antigen tests are to be launched for some departing passengers (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Covid-19: antigen tests arrive in French pharmacies
They're less sensitive than PCR swabs but produce results much faster: antigen tests for covid-19 are being offered increasingly in France (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Tokyo's nightlife district experiments pop-up Covid testing
Tokyo Medical Association holds a rehearsal at their pop-up virus testing venue in the Japanese capital's nightlife district, Kabukicho, where they hope the restaurant and bar employees and customers in the area take part in the antigen...
Bloomberg
Omicron Peaking in Weeks, Not Months: Johns Hopkins
Dr. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar, discusses what has been learned about the omicron variant and suggested guidelines for work and school going forward. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Bloomberg
Fauci: U.S. 'Absolutely' Has Community Spread of Omicron
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, discusses the latest findings on the omicron variant and says he doesn't see a need to shut down the U.S. economy yet. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on...