Using a Bunch of Mousetraps to Explain How Pandemics Work (feat. @theslowmoguys)

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY ↓ More info and sources below ↓ More vaccine info here: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/default.htm Special thanks to @theslowmoguys ! https://www.youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys Thanks to Gates Notes for Supporting PBS. Since the start of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the term “herd immunity” has been all over the news. But what does it really mean? One thing most people don’t realize about vaccines is that they aren’t just to protect the person who gets the shot. They also protect the population as a whole… even people who didn’t get the shot. In this video, we use lots and lots of mousetraps and ping-pong balls to show you how that works. #coronavirus #vaccines We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub References: https://sites.google.com/view/mousetrap-herd-immunity/home ----------- Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: dani bowman David Johnston Ahmed Elkhanany Zenimal Salih Arslan Baerbel Winkler Denzel Holmes Robert Young Amy Sowada Benjamin Teinby Eric Meer Jay Stephens Peter Ehrnstrom Dustin Marcus Tuepker Karen Haskell AlecZero Diego Lombeida Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/