Math Jabs Back: How Math Helps Us Get Even Better Vaccines Even Faster

Watch our latest video about how math is used in the development, discovery, and manufacturing of vaccines. In the video, SIAM member Jeffrey R. Sachs, who leads vaccine modeling and simulation efforts at Merck, explains what vaccines are, how they work, and the important research and discovery of applied mathematicians in making vaccines even more effective and accessible. This video is intended for the general public and is not technical in nature. Watch the video and please share it with your personal and/or professional networks! We hope this video helps inform the public about vaccines, and inspires future scientists about interesting, meaningful STEM careers, especially those in industry.

Learn About More Cool Applications of Math 

• Watch the ‘Math in Our Lives’ video series (nine 1-3-minute videos)
• Watch ‘The Impact of Mathematics on the World Around You’ video (3 minutes)
• Watch ‘I use math for…’ video (1 minute)
• Watch ‘Math Behind Sea Ice & Our Changing Planet’ video (3 minutes)
• Watch ‘Beating in Fluid: The Mathematical Anatomy of the Heart’ (3 minutes)
• Watch ‘Renewable Electricity: Where are we now and where are we headed?’ (3 minutes)
• Check out ‘Math Matters, Apply It’ campaign flyers, to learn about the math of music, fishing, self-driving cars, and more
• Browse the ‘Careers in Applied Mathematics’ brochure, profiling 30 applied mathematicians

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