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What are the types of vaccines available?

There are several different types of vaccines. Each type is designed to teach your immune system how to fight off certain kinds of germs—and the

How do vaccines work?

Vaccines generally work through provoking the body into developing and mounting an immune response by imitating an infection. As a result the body produces specialized

What are vaccines?

A preparation that is used to stimulate the body’s immune response against diseases. Vaccines are usually administered through needle injections, but some can be administered

Development of a vaccine

 Vaccine development entails a rigorous system from identifying candidate molecules, testing in the laboratory, controlled testing in a few human volunteers, controlled testing in a

Effectiveness of vaccines

Vaccine effectiveness is a measure of how well vaccination protects people against infection, symptomatic illness, hospitalization, and death. Effectiveness is measured once the vaccine is

Usefulness of vaccines

Vaccines are one of the most important public interventions ever developed. Some diseases such as smallpox that used to kill millions of people have been

Group immunity

Collective immunity or herd immunity or community immunity refers to a situation whereby a high number of individuals in a given community are immune against

Why Vaccinate?

Vaccines greatly reduce or eliminate many infectious diseases that are harmful to children, and adults. Viruses and bacteria or their new variants that cause disease

To Live and Learn: Opportunities for early learning for children in a rural Maasai environment

It is baking hot under the noonday sun as we arrive at the homestead of a potential participant in our study. Our research seeks to

Are vaccines medicines?

Medicines are agents (chemical/biological) used to prevent, diagnose or and treat disease. Vaccines are a special kind of preventive medicine that primarily prepares the body’s

Should children get immunized against childhood illnesses?

Yes, all children should be vaccinated against major disease-causing agents for which there is a safe and effective vaccine.  Read more :Answers to Your Most

Are children’s immunization schedules safe?

Children’s immunization schedules are safe because individual vaccines have been extensively studied in terms of their beneficial effects, side effects, timing of when they are