Khan Academy: R Nought and Vaccine Coverage

Understand the differences between TIV (dead virus) and LAIV (alive, but weakened virus) and who should get which one. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. These videos do not provide medical...

A video reviewing over popular excuses for people avoiding the flu vaccine. [7:58]

Many people choose to avoid the flu vaccine each year. Review five popular excuses, and how they relate to common misunderstandings about the flu.

R Nought is the number of new cases that an existing case generates on average. Dr. Rishi Desai, a pediatric infectious disease physician, gives several examples of scenarios with different R Noughts. [8:59]

An understanding and explanation of R nought and the spread of diseases.

The infamous Wakefield study kickstarted the Autism Myth, but many studies have since shown that there is no link between the MMR Vaccine and autism. Find out how it all got started. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and...

The infamous Wakefield study kickstarted the Autism Myth, but many studies have since shown that there is no link between the MMR Vaccine and autism. Find out how it all got started. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and...

In this video, you'll learn about the general structure of amino acids, which include an amine group, a carboxylic acid group, and a unique side chain (R-group) attached to the alpha carbon. In addition, we'll explore where amino acids...

This tutorial will help you figure out the mass of Oxygen with the given P, V, and T, and understand why we need to check the units of R. [5:45]

Many people choose to avoid the flu vaccine each year. Review five popular excuses, and how they relate to common misunderstandings about the flu. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. [7:57]