Vaccinations work by stimulating an immune response using attenuated pathogens or antigens, leading to the production of memory cells for a swift and robust secondary immune reaction.
Vaccinations stimulate an immune response by introducing a weakened or inactive form of a pathogen, or its antigens, to produce memory cells for a rapid and strong secondary response.
| Front | How does a vaccination work |
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| Back | The vaccination contains an attenuated (weakened) pathogen or the antigen of that pathogen, the aim is the stimulate an immune response so that memory cells can be produced and that they remain in the blood so the secondary response is rapid and stronger |
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