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How Vaccines Are Developed – and Why They’re Safe | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED

Bringing transparency to how a vaccine becomes a vaccine, Dr. Jen Gunter breaks down research, development and testing that makes these life-saving therapeutics safe — long before they reach your local pharmacy. For more on how your body works, tune in weekly to her podcast Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter, from the TED Audio…

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Bringing transparency to how a vaccine becomes a vaccine, Dr. Jen Gunter breaks down research, development and testing that makes these life-saving therapeutics safe — long before they reach your local pharmacy. For more on how your body works, tune in weekly to her podcast Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter, from the TED Audio Collective.

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  1. jasonoldy69

    November 23, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    If you are persuaded by this, good luck to you

  2. strixcz

    November 23, 2022 at 9:30 pm

    This propaganda being branded by TED makes me sad.

  3. Sine Nomine

    November 23, 2022 at 9:31 pm

    Bullshit propaganda.

  4. Roan Manion

    November 23, 2022 at 9:32 pm

    Unsubscribed!!!

  5. Ruben F

    November 23, 2022 at 9:43 pm

    zzzzz

  6. James

    November 23, 2022 at 9:48 pm

    This video starts with an immediate lie. “The covid19 vaccine is safe for fertility”. There is no way to know this. There is no long term data. You cannot call something safe when there is no data. Doesn’t mean it’s necessarily dangerous. But it also doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe. This is science. You cannot presume safety.

  7. Jolly Yeholiver

    November 23, 2022 at 9:53 pm

    It’s amazing what a study on a few rats can tell you

  8. Jolly Yeholiver

    November 23, 2022 at 9:57 pm

    Great, this lady is aware that because of operation warp speed, they did no animal testing? They also skipped many tests because it was an emergency…

    Congratulations every who took the vaccine you are all in a phase 4 trail…

  9. Astolfo Trentino

    November 23, 2022 at 9:58 pm

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    • Marcose de Hei

      November 24, 2022 at 12:40 am

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    • Sophia Wallis

      November 24, 2022 at 12:49 am

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    • Sophia Wallis

      November 24, 2022 at 12:49 am

      On what’s

      App.

    • Pierrehenri Merchez

      November 24, 2022 at 12:51 am

      @Sophia Wallis Thank you for this. Will definitely reach out to her now. Thanks again

    • Marko Schroder

      November 24, 2022 at 1:07 am

      This is the kind of information that we don’t get from most Youtubers I will get in touch with her right now

  10. Jolly Yeholiver

    November 23, 2022 at 10:07 pm

    They are deleting comments because science doesn’t work under skeptical thinking or challenge.

  11. Jolly Yeholiver

    November 23, 2022 at 10:09 pm

    If you are going to delete comments that challenge the claims made in this video then you are NOT engaging in science but are engaged in propoganda.

  12. Ami Rajpal

    November 23, 2022 at 10:30 pm

    “Researchers already had years of knowledge and insight to work from. Scientists already knew a lot about other coronaviruses. And because of knowledge sharing they were able to simply download the virus;s genetic code off a website. They were also able to take advantage of the advances made in mRNA vaccine technology”

    The Fancy way of saying they skipped clinical testing. I love how she makes this sound like a “safe” thing…lol

    • SaveDemocracy

      November 23, 2022 at 10:47 pm

      The video clearly states that No clinical testing was skipped. Or did you miss when the video explicitly describes the 4 phases of trials?

    • Steve Steele

      November 23, 2022 at 11:21 pm

      The first person to get an mrna vaccine was 10 years ago for cancer research.

    • Ami Rajpal

      November 24, 2022 at 12:52 am

      @Steve Steele I’d like to read about this. Post please.

  13. thatoneshyguy

    November 23, 2022 at 10:58 pm

    This is false. The number of still born pregnancies are rising dramatically.

  14. dwindlebunny

    November 23, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    why oh why did I read the comments

  15. Doug Pham Texas

    November 24, 2022 at 12:20 am

    Wrong covid vaccines are not safe. My heart and blood pressures went crazy after getting it

  16. Johnny Jones

    November 24, 2022 at 12:27 am

    The jab is technically or at least traditionally would not have been considered to be a vaccine… They had to change it’s definition to make it so… Wonder why that is???? Next thing you know Vitamin C & D will be considered a vaccine now…

  17. Slack Blabbath

    November 24, 2022 at 12:58 am

    Report misiformation options were removed. Duh.

  18. Chris Kim

    November 24, 2022 at 1:05 am

    How is it vaccine, if it doesn’t prevent covid contraction?? It only reduces severity of the infection symptom. Look up the definition of vaccine, people.

  19. bispbings eye

    November 24, 2022 at 3:55 am

    well never thought TED would just completely out themselves as being libs but here we go

  20. sam rut

    November 24, 2022 at 4:34 am

    I never tested or got the solution.

    • Sandra Kippert

      November 24, 2022 at 9:15 am

      God bless you

  21. Sathya Narayanan

    November 24, 2022 at 4:46 am

    This is science. But when you have politics and money along with some psychology involved, it is completely a different story.
    I am a biomedical scientist, by the way.

    • bj0rn

      November 25, 2022 at 12:29 am

      Tell me about how the story is completely different!

  22. Your Forest Moments

    November 24, 2022 at 4:59 am

    Nothing says it’s perfectly safe like “We want immunity from being sued from harmful effects”

    Nothing says it’s perfectly safe like censorship banning open discussion about it.

    Nothing says you can trust them like their claims being completely incorrect. They told us it was 100%, 98%, 92% effective. We now know it doesn’t stop the spread.

    Nothing says we can trust “the science” like “the science” being kept secret for 95 years.

    We literally know the people making money out of it are the ones controlling what we are told about it. We know they are the most dishonest groups ever to exist. They’re the companies making more money than most people could possibly fathom. They give massive amounts of “donor money” to politicians, and not out of the goodness of their hearts.

    If you believe this narrative you are insane.

  23. Rick LaBanca

    November 24, 2022 at 5:31 am

    Let’s learn about virology from a … gynecologist.

    This is such bs, coronavirus had research for years but no success.

    No trials on pregnant women yet “safe for pregnant women.”

    The oozing condescension is multiplied by the cartoons.

    Who falls for that?

  24. Meisha

    November 24, 2022 at 5:59 am

    The application of “science” suggests a thorough & exhaustive investigation, with candid rigorous peer review, and a transparent presentation of all information. How is this even close to that?

    • Andy Cordy

      November 24, 2022 at 7:56 am

      Maybe you didn’t see the deaths, the speed at which the virus was spreading and the helplessness of IC professionals?

    • Meisha

      November 24, 2022 at 12:41 pm

      @Andy Cordy I not only saw those details, but I’ve also spent a lot of time investigating this event, the response to it, & where things are today.

      I do sense that we have very different beliefs about those recorded deaths, and all that has transpired which has brought about the division we have in many societies today.

      Just a brief read-through of this comments section will show those who accept the details provided by the establishment, & those like myself who either know or feel very strongly that there is much more to this.

      Regardless, I respect your beliefs & feelings toward this sensitive event.
      Be well.

    • Beth Sheba

      November 24, 2022 at 1:45 pm

      @Andy Cordy I saw nurses with balloons in their pants 😐

  25. None of your Damn Business

    November 24, 2022 at 6:00 am

    *What an utter bs, presented by the one who got paid by big “pharmafia.🤦🏽‍♀️*

  26. Matty P

    November 24, 2022 at 6:07 am

    MRNA is gene therapy

    • Paul Anderson

      November 24, 2022 at 3:18 pm

      Fauci and The CDC discretely altered the definition of the word ‘vaccine’. They also altered the meaning of ‘pandemic’.

    • Matty P

      November 24, 2022 at 8:26 pm

      Cant reply to the comment must be gov hired jab bot lmfao smd

    • Paul Anderson

      November 24, 2022 at 8:40 pm

      @Matty P I agree mRNA immune system scrambling agenda.

  27. Dino Francisco

    November 24, 2022 at 6:23 am

    When the vaccine is under trial, animals being tested may die 😖

  28. Andy Cordy

    November 24, 2022 at 7:52 am

    Doctor Gunter is such a great presenter. I love what she does for public information, I just wish that I could believe that those millions of people who, with mis-information, shut down on vaccination. This kind of informed presentation with lots of proof on the subject of safety data, will, I fear, not get anywhere near reopening a pathway to vaccination for those people convinced by Hoodoo. Reason and logic are powerless against the power of denial.

  29. Sandra Kippert

    November 24, 2022 at 9:12 am

    Sponsored by Pfizer

  30. William

    November 24, 2022 at 11:47 am

    Say no to the Covid vaccine

  31. William

    November 24, 2022 at 11:47 am

    “RUSHED” lol

  32. Davelantor

    November 24, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    Nobody is arguing that when done right, vaccines are life saving tools that served us well and they have little to no complications and just because some idiot said they caused authism, we have many people parroting it without evidence while still acknowledging vaccines work and save lives. BUT, its stupid to say vaccines are always safe. Specially when politics are involved and safety evaluations are done by the same company that makes the vaccine. The same company that is in direct competition with similar companies racing to be the first to develop vaccine that will be the money pot. Not to mention people are further sceptical when first people are told this vaccines is 100% tested to stop transmissions for a veriant. Only to later find out it was never the case.

  33. Beth Sheba

    November 24, 2022 at 1:34 pm

    what part of “I’m not interested” do these carpetbaggers not understand

  34. AltraxX

    November 24, 2022 at 1:58 pm

    If we all vaccinated can we just induce the virus to everyone at the same time so it fades out

    • Paul Anderson

      November 24, 2022 at 3:17 pm

      I’m not vaccinated. I’ve never worn a mask and I not bothered about ‘the’ virus. There are thousands of coronavirus strains in the wild. There always have been.

  35. b taylor

    November 24, 2022 at 3:07 pm

    The best part of being a conspiracy theorist is not having m y o c a r d i t i s

  36. Unikos Flindt

    November 24, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    Satan doing his job again!

  37. Jacob Bækgaard

    November 24, 2022 at 10:42 pm

    Nice and informative video. Loved ones of mine have neglected to get the vaccine since they’ve heard that it was rapidly approved. I told them that the theory of mRNA vaccines was well-known and that the technology had been developed for decades. I also told them that the vaccine had indeed gone through clinical trials, was indeed FDA-approved, and had gone through human trials. I pleaded to their rationale by asking if we’d truly be offered a free vaccine that wasn’t tested, safe and effective. I even described the theory of mRNA vaccines to them (protein synthesis – from DNA to mRNA to (in this case) antigen, and the basics of the immunesystem – how antibodies would be formed to attack the antigen of the invasive virus) and told them how incredibly revolutionary it was that mRNA-vaccines had finally been approved. How it was a major milestone in medicine and for the future of humanity. All to my dismay. So this video gives me hope.

    Some were even afraid of getting the vaccine since they’d heard that they were stored at incredibly low temperatures (down to -80° C) before being thawed and used. I told them that it made sense. That it was to prevent hydrolysis of the fragile mRNA strands and how a condensation reaction had formed the strands in the first place. I told them that such a reaction was an equilibrium, and explained the meaning of the word itself.

    Throughout the entire ordeal I found that it seemingly was hard for those who refused to get the vaccine to grasp the theories and processes of approval that describes why it isn’t dangerous. Which is entirely fair since not all of our loved ones have the prerequisites to fully understand it. So please consider making a video of the chemistry, biology, biochemistry and immunechemistry of the vaccine itself – and make it simple to understand with animations. Had I been an animator I’d probably find such a task simple – but I too lack skills and don’t have the right prerequisites to fully grasp such a task.

    Now why did I go on such a rant? You may ask. Is it to show how smart you are? How cunning you are? No. It’s simply out of frustration. I’ve tried my best to educate the ones that I love and hold dear to make that decision themselves. To get the vaccine. I never tried to convince or persuade them to do something they weren’t sure of or … felt safe doing. I’d never do that to them … since I love them.

    So please! Keep it up and do what I seemingly have failed at despite futile attempts:
    Educating the people we love.

  38. Red Herring

    November 24, 2022 at 11:04 pm

    Still using a fake test on record at 38-45 ct values on record, which is scientifically 0.3% accuracy on record, still bribed hospitals on record, still beat, fired, fined, and abused perfectly healthy people on record, refused medical treatment for uninjected people purely to push the agenda, still have zero data.

  39. Red Herring

    November 24, 2022 at 11:07 pm

    Anyone notice not a single one of those MILLIONS of frontlineher00s who were fired for telling the truth have died by convid?

  40. Red Herring

    November 24, 2022 at 11:13 pm

    So they are currently in court literally saying to people face, the they never tested it to stop the spread of the weaponized version in the injection, and all these channels are ignoring that?

  41. L.A. Hustler

    November 24, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    I believe Ted Talks gave Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos a platform to spread misinformation .

  42. BangDroid

    November 25, 2022 at 12:38 am

    How safe is safe? There’s always a risk, it’s about managing risks. That’s why the certain vaccines are not recommended for certain groups of people.
    This video is a gross oversimplification and more of a “just take our word, move along nothing to see here” take.

  43. Bruno M.

    November 25, 2022 at 2:32 am

    Safe ? Why the majority Labs does not provide full support for patient ?

  44. Brennan Taylor

    November 25, 2022 at 3:43 am

    This might be how conventional vaccines are made, but it wasn’t how this experimental one was!

  45. Brennan Taylor

    November 25, 2022 at 3:51 am

    I love how 1 year ago this chat would be full of antivax oppressors, it’s a breath of fresh air seeing fellow critical thinkers

  46. jay dunstall

    November 25, 2022 at 5:54 am

    This won’t age well. 😵

  47. finallyanime

    November 25, 2022 at 6:24 am

    Unsubscribed. There’s no fog. It’s not Greek…and pretending everyone reacts the same way — same as any other drug — is ridiculous. Like stop. It’s bad enough people who literally just wanted to wait to see more info were demonized because of stuff like this. Good job

  48. Paul Anderson

    November 25, 2022 at 8:56 am

    The word is ‘vaccine’, not ‘vacSEEN”.

  49. Paul Anderson

    November 25, 2022 at 8:57 am

    No way am I going anywhere near any of these so called ‘vaccines’. I’ve not once worn a mask and have no plans ever to do so.

  50. The Guitar Den

    November 25, 2022 at 10:04 am

    Oh really. TED you should be above this kind of propaganda. Tell the 1/3000 that suffer VITT as a result of the AZ vaccine that is is safe. And its efficacy was only hypothetical.

  51. Fake News Is The News

    November 25, 2022 at 10:29 am

    Look at China! They are doing a great job. They care more about their people. They give them many vaccines, everybody takes them. They also keep a tight lock on the people to keep them safe. Why can’t we all grow up and let our government do the same thing? It’s for our safety people!

  52. Liz_travels_theworld

    November 25, 2022 at 10:45 am

    Shutt uuuuppppppp

  53. LW1zFog

    November 25, 2022 at 11:50 am

    pHARMa shill guarantees ‘safety’ with no existent long term data.
    cool. meanwhile, worldwide record breaking ‘excess death’ counts remain mysteriously inexplicable.

    the guinea pigs got played
    🐑💉☠️🐀🧬⏱💣🫀💥🪦

  54. Jeremy Dinverno

    November 25, 2022 at 11:57 am

    Hmmm
    We will see

    Natural immunity is just as good!!

    Trust in God

  55. Jeremy Dinverno

    November 25, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    Sheep obeys, lockdowns, masks, force vaccines

    Not America

    Do you know how many pro athletes died?

    Oh zero

  56. raylis lane

    November 25, 2022 at 12:52 pm

    For all the people who want to unsubscribe I want to say in this dark moment we are all living we need to stay strong and vigilant. New people who come here may find useful why we disagree with this propaganda. Sloth does not belong to us neither now nor never!

  57. AegonTargaryen

    November 25, 2022 at 3:54 pm

    Yeah sure, millions injured by it, Drs & authorities refuse to believe them, they are being Gaslit into silence. But yeah sure it’s “safe”

  58. Red Herring

    November 25, 2022 at 6:13 pm

    It’s 100% safe and effective, who cares if you die, you’re not on TV so you don’t exist anymore.

  59. Red Herring

    November 25, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    Member when these bootllickers refused medical treatment to perfectly healthy people just because they weren’t injected?

  60. Dave B

    November 25, 2022 at 10:19 pm

    “Safe for fertility” what does that even mean? Safe is a subjective term. I don’t care about your subjective opinions, I’m an engineer, just show me the numbers so I can decide.

  61. Dave B

    November 25, 2022 at 10:26 pm

    This video will persuade no one. To persuade the other side you have to address their actual criticisms instead of gaslighting, empathize with their viewpoint, and admit imperfection / risks.

  62. Milk Thistle

    November 26, 2022 at 12:26 am

    If people talk down to the audience & use childish cartoons, it’s not useful information but political propaganda.
    The left is so infantile & assumes that everyone else is as uneducated & indoctrinated as they are. Avoid at all cost.

  63. Philoneous Maximus

    November 26, 2022 at 7:39 am

    Lol another paid advertisement by big pharma. Comparing conventional vaccine development regulations to the emergency covid vaccine process. Zero legitimacy here folks.

  64. Really Rob

    November 26, 2022 at 9:45 am

    Use this comment as a dislike button so we can get a count here.

  65. Maciej Molerus

    November 26, 2022 at 3:25 pm

    FYI, there is a word for people who have period. They are called women.

  66. Chelsea Halliday

    November 26, 2022 at 9:04 pm

    Antibodies are causing overactivation of the platelets, thereby developing blood clots. And Adenovirus vectors, which send the spike protein into the cell nucleus rather than the cytosol fluid inside the cell where the virus normally produces proteins. Once the spike protein enters the nucleus, some parts splice and create mutant versions. Those mutant proteins are then “secreted by cells into the body” where they may trigger potentially fatal blood clots. <- Facts

  67. Michael Watts

    November 26, 2022 at 10:31 pm

    Hmm considering that the vaccine at the base of the current lawsuit against the US military has not been approved by the FDA this video may or may not be valid.

  68. Guyver Francis

    November 27, 2022 at 6:10 am

    shame on you TT – stating something is categorically safe

  69. Rodolfo Alba

    November 27, 2022 at 9:10 am

    *PUREBLOODS UNITE*

  70. HUSSAR

    November 27, 2022 at 9:48 am

    it takes about 8-10 years to research, clinical trials, FDA approval plus according to science and medicne we don’t treat viruses!!!!!!!!!

  71. Gae O'Neil Donnellon

    November 28, 2022 at 9:46 am

    Look at the morbidity rates. Be ashamed

  72. Lucius Trust

    November 28, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    What testing of these preparations? Normally, tests are carried out before being put into use, which last a minimum of 4-10 years. No objective clinical studies have been conducted on the preparations. Someone here is lying.

  73. Richi Miko

    November 29, 2022 at 4:23 am

    I knew a healthy child gets a.vaccin. and now IT IS in a wheelchair. So save……

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