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What is a ‘Vaccine’?
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- A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active, acquired immunity to a particular disease.
- Vaccines (BCG, Polio, and MMR) are given in early childhood to protect from other diseases.
- A vaccine is an antigenic protein derived from pathogens or consists of inactivated or attenuated pathogens or their toxins.
- Upon introduction into the body, vaccines activate the immune system to elicit an immunological response, which encompasses the generation of antibodies and memory cells.
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