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Vaccines greatly reduce the risk of infection by working with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop immunity to disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA). Vaccination protects people from getting the disease and passing on the pathogen, thus breaking any chains of transmission. And, vaccination of a significant …

How do vaccines work? Vaccines, which are made from killed, weakened, or partial version of specific pathogens, prime the body’s immune system against future attacks by those pathogens. So, following vaccination, in case of an attack by a particular pathogen, the immune system will recognize it and fight it off. …