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How does vaccination work to prevent the spread of disease?

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Vaccines are said to be a certain percent effective. "Clinically Effective" is a legal term that refers to the body producing antibodies upon receiving vaccination. The body can still get the infection even if the body produces antibodies. "Effective" does not refer to the safety nor the effectiveness of preventing disease.

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A vaccination contains tiny strains of the disease it is fighting. Because it's such a tiny amount, it gives your immune system the chance to build a fight against it, so if you ever did happen to pick up the disease, your body knows how to attack it

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A vaccination for any disease includes a very minor part of the disease itself. When a person gets a vaccination, the tiny part of the disease is injected into the blood stream which allows the white blood cells to be able to fight and overcome this tiny part. The Influenza for example is a virus but contains disease like symptoms. When the Flu particles are injected into the body, the body can then resist any other attempt for the Flu to enter the body and infect the person because the body already knows how to fight it. This is true for any other vaccine.

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Vaccinations inject a bit of the virus into the bloodstream. This may cause the person feeling a little bit under the weather with mild symptoms. The body learns to detect that certain virus and destroy it, so if that person happens to catch that virus, the body responds much quicker in destroying it.

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Vaccines control bacteria by inhibiting growth and reproduction. These vaccines will generate antibodies which will empower the immunity system in the body.

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