How Your Immune System Protects Kids Every Day and Night #ImmuneSystem #PediatricHealth

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Long ago, knights and other warriors [music] wore armor to protect themselves from swords, spears, clubs, and other weapons when they were attacked.

[00:00:11]But, the armor was only effective when the knights were wearing it. Similarly, the immune system acts as a protective armor to our bodies. But, unlike the knights' armor, it works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

[00:00:27]Besides being an invisible armor, what is the immune system exactly, and how does it work?

[00:00:34]Simply put, the immune system is in charge of keeping the body safe from invading germs that try to attack it every day.