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How Well Do Vaccines Work?
It helps in the stimulation of the immune
system and to identify the invading microbes
as foreign agent and destroy them, so that,
the immune system can recognize and
destroy any microorganism encountered
later.
Vaccines are Safe and Effective
Vaccines are the perfect defence against a preventable and contagious disease that can
be deadly. Vaccines are one of the safest medical products available, but there are some
preventive measures one should adopt. Precise information about the values of vaccines
along with their possible side-effects assists people to make decisions on vaccines.
Difference Between Vaccination And Immunization
Vaccination Immunization
The process involves Introducing a The process starts after the person is exposed
weakened / deactivated disease-causing to the vaccine and the body starts building
microbes into a person resistance to that disease
It is usually injected or administered It is not administered in any way, the body
orally develops the resistance from vaccines
Vaccination does not guarantee Complete immunity occurs when the person
complete resistance to a disease fully recovers from the disease
List of vaccines against various diseases
