Microbe Matters returns with an all new season of bugs, drugs, and more! As the world starts to ease its restrictions initiated by the COVID-19 pandemic, its inhabitants are left to wonder what will come next. This season, we explore the various roles vaccines play in infection prevention, travel health, socio-political movements, and therapeutic treatments.

Tony kicks off season 2 by introducing Dr. Elise Martin, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology at the Veteran Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, as well as Assistant  Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. In this episode, we discuss how vaccines work, who should get them, and how they play a crucial part in preventing the spread of infections in health care and related environments.