
Dr. Teresita Yu trained in Neonatal Medicine from UCLA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care at West Hills Hospital & Medical Center for 15 years. After retiring as an intensivist, she pursued a career in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine obtaining a doctorate degree from South Baylo University. She had a successful practice in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for ten years. She subsequently went to Law school to fulfill a high school dream of becoming a lawyer. She passed the California Bar in 2018.
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THE SCIENCE OF VACCINES: EMPHASIS ON THE NEW COVID VACCINES
OBJECTIVES:
1. Attendees will be able to refresh their knowledge of Basic Immunology.
2. Attendees will be able to understand how the immune system works against infectious agents: Focus on Western Medical Principles with correlation to Oriental Medicine.
3. Attendees will be able to have a better understanding of the science of vaccines: A Brief History and Evolution of new vaccines.
4. Attendees will be updated on recent COVID VACCINES availability-To vaccinate or not?
5. Attendees will be made aware of emerging new infectious agents
TOPIC OUTLINE
I. Review of Basic Immunology
II. How the Immune System fights Infectious Agents
III. The Science of Vaccines
IV. COVID VACCINES UPDATE
V. To Vaccinate or not ? – That is the Question
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