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The purpose of vaccination is to provide

___ against a disease.

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The role of vaccines is to provide immunity against a disease. A vaccine is a dead of weakened pathogen which is administered to a healthy individual. The individual produces antibodies against this particular pathogen, and hence has immunity to the disease caused by that pathogen.


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