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Explain this statement Vaccines do not only protect against those who get vaccinated but others as well?
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∙ 8y ago
If a large enough majority of the population is vaccinated then the spread of the infectious disease is hindered as there are not enough available hosts. As a result people who are not vaccinated are less likely to be exposed.
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∙ 6y agoA vaccine also protects the unvaccinated, because the vaccinated person is one less person they can get the sickness or disease from. By the time about 90% of a population is immune to a particular disease, the disease dies out because it does not have enough bodies to infect, thereby protecting the 10% non-vaccinated.
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Can you take measles even if you have been vaccinated against it?
Yes. The vaccines are not 100% effective.
What are some of the recommend vaccines in Canada?
Some of the recommended vaccines for Canada are hepatitis B vaccines for both adults and children. One should also be vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella.
What is prevention of mentigitis?
The best way to prevent meningitis is to be vaccinated against it. Both Haemophilus influenza type B and Pneumococcal vaccines prevent meningitis.
Explain how the salk and sabin vaccines provide protection against polio?
Vaccines provide protection by reproducing antibodies which fights the poliovirus, or whatever the virus is the vaccine is intended to protect against. Some vaccines may also protect against certain bacterial infections, such as pneumonia.
Who gets the Swine Flu?
Most people who are not vaccinated against the swine flu or who have not had the swine flu will get it if exposed to it. Those who have had the vaccines will be immune.
Are there vaccines that are no longer necessary for children because the disease they protect against is extinct?
Children in the United States are no longer vaccinated against smallpox, as that has been eliminated from earth, in the view of the WHO. Children in Europe are, or until recently were, still vaccinated against it. Polio was almost eradicated from earth, but vaccination programs got sloppy in some areas and it is now in a mild resurgence in some parts in the world.
What doe vaccines mean?
'Vaccines' are a suspension of dead, attenuated, or otherwise modified microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, or rickettsiae) for inoculation to produce immunity to a disease by stimulating the production of antibodies
What do vaccines do to keep you from getting sick?
A vaccine contains a small amount of that certain virus (or sometimes bacteria) that you are getting vaccinated for that has been inactivated or weakened so it can not make you sick. It gives your immune system a way to create a defense against that disease.See the related question below for more details about how vaccines work.
Should a nation require its citizens to be vaccinated against a particular disease or should they wait until thee is evidence of an outbreak of a disease in a given area?
Yes the government has the obligation to make sure that the population is protected and if that means to be vaccinated then people need to get vaccinated. Waiting until there is a larger problem is a bad idea. Many vaccines require a few days to a few weeks to fully protect someone from the disease.
Why are babies vaccinated?
Babies are vaccinated to protect against common diseases until their immune systems are developed.
What is one disease most children are vaccinated against?
Smallpox and polio. There are several other diseases that are vaccinated against - whooping cough to name just one.
What is one disease most children vaccinated against?
Smallpox and polio. There are several other diseases that are vaccinated against - whooping cough to name just one.
