Vaccines and Infectious Diseases: Learning From History

Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail, Technical Committee Chairman, Immunise4Life | Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respiratory Physician

26-Apr-21 16:00

Vaccines and Infectious Diseases: Learning From History

Pause
Embed

The world is in the grip of a pandemic that’s been described as “unprecedented”. But infectious diseases are not new in the history of humanity. With our guests Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail, Technical Committee Chairman of Immunise4Life, and Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respiratory Physician, we discuss what we have learned from our experiences in eradicating smallpox, fighting polio and dealing with past influenza pandemics. ‘Come Out Stronger. Protect them Better.’ Flu prevention is an Act of Love brought to you by Immunise4Life

Produced by: Janese Wong & Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: Health Policy, Diseases & Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Medical Innovation and Technology, Science

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Health & Living, pandemic, COVID-19, vaccination, influenza, immunisation, infectious disease, smallpox, polio,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Alexandre Salesse, Partner at BCG, explains how the "Single Buyer" model and "Take or Pay" contracts have created a reliability gold standard at the cost of future flexibility.

12:00 PM

Just For Kicks

(REPEAT) The pundits look ahead to match week 27 of the EPL, featuring the big match between the wounded Arsenal against their neighbours in turmoil, Tottenham Hotspur.

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Does good always triumph over evil? Kam, Sheryll and Dhanya will unpack that, as well as talk about AI caricatures and whether it's cool to show off your partner on social media.

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Dr. Mohaini Ahmad Basri, licensed financial planner with Wealth Vantage Advisory talks about EPF dividends, and who gets the most benefit from them.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) Dr. YM Cheng, Founder and Principal Consultant of ChineseZodiacFengshui.com, discusses Fengshui outlook for Commercial and Residential properties for the upcoming Year of the Horse.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) With TB cases on the rise and clusters reported across the country, we speak to a respiratory physician to break down what you need to know about the disease and precautions to take.

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) We speak to Balan, founder of a lion dance troupe and seasoned performer, about his journey to becoming part of this art form and what led to his passion for it.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Life Scientific features Caroline Smith, Head of Collections and Principal Curator of Meteorites at the Natural History Museum, home to one of the finest meteorite collections in the world.

PROGRAMMES