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Explain the meaning of vaccination.

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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 treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against these diseases is known as vaccination.

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