Understanding Vaccines

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Definition of Vaccine

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Biological preparation for immunity

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Purpose of Vaccines

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Prevent infectious diseases

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Types of Vaccines

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Live, inactivated, subunit, mRNA

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Live Attenuated Vaccines

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Weakened form of virus

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Inactivated Vaccines

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Killed version of virus

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Subunit Vaccines

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Contains parts of virus

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mRNA Vaccines

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Genetic instructions for protein

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Herd Immunity

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Community protection through vaccination

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Vaccine Schedule

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Recommended timing for doses

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Booster Shots

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Additional dose to boost immunity