Romina Libster: The power of herd immunity
로미나 립스터(Romina Libster): 집단 면역의 힘
Dr. Romina Libster investigates influenza and other respiratory viruses, searching for ways to most effectively keep viruses from spreading. Full bio
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I had to see as a pediatrician was Sol,
처음 만난 환자는 쏠이었습니다.
of a severe respiratory infection.
입원했습니다.
환자는 처음 봤습니다.
a patient worsen so fast.
she was connected to a respirator
매우 힘든 상황을 거친 뒤
and after a quite distressing catharsis,
came to mind,
이렇게 될 수가 있지?"
baby be so unfortunate?"
something about it?"
감염증세로 사망했습니다.
killed millions of people per year.
인구보다 많은 수입니다.
current population.
아르헨티나에서 발생했던
remember the polio epidemic
백신이 없었습니다.
available against polio.
난리가 났었습니다.
They were going crazy.
with caustic lime.
as if that could do something.
넣어두기도 했죠.
수 천명이 사망했습니다.
thousands of people died.
신경손상을 입었습니다.
with very significant neurological damage.
운이 좋은 것이죠.
my generation was lucky
겪지 않아도 되니까요.
as terrible as this.
가장 큰 성과입니다.
of the 20th century's public health.
that have most reduced mortality,
끔찍한 병을 종식시켰고
such as smallpox from the planet
reducing mortality
예방이 가능한 것입니다.
vaccine-preventable diseases.
뭔가 필요합니다.
something must be done.
if not all of us here today,
at some point in our life.
어떤 백신이나 면역보조제를
아시는지 모르겠습니다.
we should receive after adolescence.
누구를 보호하는 것인지
who we are protecting
다른 효과가 있는 걸까요?
beyond protecting ourselves?
of a particular disease,
접촉한 적이 없다는 뜻입니다.
has ever had contact with the disease.
예방접종도 없는 겁니다.
nor been vaccinated against measles.
appears in this city
from person to person,
throughout the community.
of the population
the measles, which means
자연 면역력이 있거나
survived, and developed natural defenses;
immunized against measles.
appears in this city,
that much from person to person.
to pay attention to something.
of the disease
the people in this community
coming in contact with the disease,
within a community receive
by vaccinated people,
on this herd immunity
단지 이론이 아닙니다.
in infographics are not just hypothetical.
and nephews, our children,
to receive their first shots.
that lowers their defenses.
있는 사람들입니다.
allergic to a particular vaccine.
the expected effect,
효력이 있는 건 아니기 때문입니다.
are always 100 percent effective.
질병에 대한 저항력을
almost exclusively on herd immunity
접종을 받아야 합니다.
of the population be vaccinated.
변수에 따라 다릅니다.
that the vaccine generates.
in a vaccinated community
to spread more freely
벌어질 수 있습니다.
of this disease within the community.
재발하기도 합니다.
at some point controlled may reappear.
이야기가 아닙니다.
and is still happening.
published an article
medical journals,
관련성이 있다는
mumps and rubella,
자녀들도 접종을 중단시킨 겁니다.
and stopped vaccinating their children.
기준점을 밑돌았습니다.
fell below this threshold.
홍역이 발생했습니다.
in many cities in the world --
within the medical community.
논란을 일으켰습니다.
이것이 사실인지 평가했습니다.
if this was actually true.
찾지 못했을 뿐만 아니라
and autism at the population level,
했다는 것이 밝혀졌습니다.
had incorrect claims.
2010년에 글을 취소했습니다.
the article in 2010.
주된 우려나 이유는
for not getting vaccinated
부작용이 있을 수 있습니다.
can have potential adverse effects.
일시적인 겁니다.
합병증보다 훨씬 큽니다.
than possible complications.
we want to heal fast.
when we have an infection,
when we have high blood pressure,
and we want to heal fast.
to think of preventing diseases,
어째서 이렇게 어려운 것일까요?
when we are healthy?
확실히 위험한 상황에서는
when affected by an illness,
in Argentina and worldwide.
began to come to light,
겨울로 접어들고 있었습니다.
were entering the winter season.
소독약을 사러 약국으로 달려갔습니다.
ran into pharmacies to buy alcohol gel.
약국에 줄을 섰습니다.
in pharmacies to get a vaccine,
if it was the right vaccine
against this new virus.
유아협회에서 활동하면서
my fellowship at the Infant Foundation,
가정 소아과의사로 일했습니다.
for a prepaid medicine company.
my shift at 8 a.m.,
of 50 scheduled visits.
환자가 대기중이었습니다.
대혼란이었습니다.
people didn't know what to do.
that I was examining.
좀 나이가 있는 환자들이었고
what we were used to seeing in winter,
그걸 말했더니
to my fellowship mentor,
같은 이야기를 들었다고 했습니다.
the same from a colleague,
of pregnant women
이해하기 시작했습니다.
what was happening.
we took the car
병원에 갔는데
in Buenos Aires Province,
위탁병원이었습니다.
for cases of the new influenza virus.
사람들로 붐볐습니다.
it was crowded.
생물학안전복을 착용하고 있었습니다.
in NASA-like bio-safety suits.
두 시간동안 숨을 안쉬었습니다.
didn't breathe for two hours.
부에노스 아이레스 주
reaching out to pediatricians
연락했습니다.
and in Buenos Aires Province.
어떻게 작용하는지
in contact with our children,
this new H1N1 virus had
영향을 알 수 있었습니다.
hospitalized by this virus.
got more seriously ill:
less than one year old;
어린이들이었습니다.
with chronic pulmonary diseases.
구별하는 것은 중요했습니다.
was important
for getting the influenza vaccine,
다른 나라도 포함하는 것이었습니다.
which the pandemic not yet reached.
H1N1 virus became available,
of the at-risk groups vaccinated,
of individual responsibility,
개인의 책임이지만
자신을 보호할 뿐만 아니라
not only am I protecting myself,
her first vaccine against whooping cough.
접종을 받았더라면
had been vaccinated.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Romina Libster - Medical researcherDr. Romina Libster investigates influenza and other respiratory viruses, searching for ways to most effectively keep viruses from spreading.
Why you should listen
Dr. Romina Libster is a staff scientist and assistant investigator at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received her Doctor of Medicine, with High Honors from the University Of Buenos Aires School Of Medicine in 2004. She then completed her pediatric internship and residency at the “Pedro de Elizalde” Children’s Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2004-2008. Upon completion of this training she began her Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the Fundación INFANT in Buenos Aires under the tutelage of a renowned investigator, Dr. Fernando P. Polack. Shortly after assuming her fellowship position, she began the Master in Clinical Effectiveness Program in Buenos Aires. She conducted a series of complex and innovative studies on respiratory viruses, with a special focus on influenza. Romina was invited by Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards to join the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program team at Vanderbilt University in 2009 where she is leading a large clinical trial to determine the safety and immunogenicity of sequential rotavirus vaccine schedules. In 2013, Dr. Libster returned to her home country through a repatriation program from Fundación INFANT where she joined the faculty at the institution.
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