Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe. The agent stimulates the body's immune system to recognize the agent as foreign, destroy it, and "remember" it, so that the immune system can more easily recognize and destroy any of these microorganisms that it later encounters.
What are Vaccines?

There are several diseases like Diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), measles, mumps, Yellow fever, small pox and German measles (rubella) that are unfamiliar to many these days.

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Mapping the T cell response to Chikungunya virus

Mapping the T cell response to Chikungunya virus

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s bill reaches the finish line

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s bill reaches the finish line

Canada faces growing threat from communicable diseases and misinformation

Canada faces growing threat from communicable diseases and misinformation

Survey: Many adults unaware of key facts that can help prevent SIDS

Survey: Many adults unaware of key facts that can help prevent SIDS

Community vaccination program reduces pneumonia deaths among elderly in Japan

Community vaccination program reduces pneumonia deaths among elderly in Japan

Confusion persists over breast cancer screening guidelines

Confusion persists over breast cancer screening guidelines

Mature dendritic cell vesicles enhance influenza vaccine effectiveness

Mature dendritic cell vesicles enhance influenza vaccine effectiveness

As mosquito season peaks, officials brace for new normal of dengue cases

As mosquito season peaks, officials brace for new normal of dengue cases

How underreporting masks the real impact of RSV in older populations

How underreporting masks the real impact of RSV in older populations

Shingles and RSV vaccines with AS01 adjuvant reduce dementia risk

Shingles and RSV vaccines with AS01 adjuvant reduce dementia risk

GATE complex discovery sheds light on CMV's evasion of immune defenses

GATE complex discovery sheds light on CMV's evasion of immune defenses

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Kennedy’s vaccine advisers sow doubts as scientists protest US pivot on shots

Kennedy’s vaccine advisers sow doubts as scientists protest US pivot on shots

New U.S. poll shows strong backing for routine childhood vaccines

New U.S. poll shows strong backing for routine childhood vaccines

Updated COVID-19 vaccines found effective against severe illness

Updated COVID-19 vaccines found effective against severe illness

Missing gut bacteria in US babies triples allergy and eczema risk

Missing gut bacteria in US babies triples allergy and eczema risk

What RFK Jr. isn’t talking about: How to make vaccines safer

What RFK Jr. isn’t talking about: How to make vaccines safer

Asia Pacific malaria cases rise sharply amid funding gaps

Asia Pacific malaria cases rise sharply amid funding gaps

Malaria protein plays dual role in immune evasion and activation

Malaria protein plays dual role in immune evasion and activation

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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