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What is the role of vaccines in the body?


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Vaccines:

  1. Vaccination is the procedure of giving a vaccine to protect the immune system.
  2. Vaccines' primary function is to give protection against bacteria, and virus-causing diseases.
  3. The Smallpox vaccine was the first to be discovered.

Role of the vaccine in the body:

  1. Vaccines contain weakened components of the antigen.
  2. It triggers the immune response of the body.
  3. The vaccine produces replicas of antigens to stimulate immunity against a particular disease.
  4. Some vaccines require many doses.
  5. This is done to develop memory cells and produce long-lasting antibodies.
  6. The body is taught to fight a specific infection by vaccination.
  7. The memory cell would build up in the blood and combat the antigen in the future.

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