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Vaccines

What are vaccines?

Vaccines are injections (shots), liquids, pills, or nasal sprays that you take to teach your body's immune system to recognize and defend against harmful germs. For example, there are vaccines to protect against diseases caused by:

What are the types of vaccines?

There are several types of vaccines:

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  1. Vaccines (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... type of protection is called immunity. What are immunization and vaccination? Immunization is the process of becoming protected against a ... What is a vaccine schedule? A vaccine, or immunization, schedule lists which vaccines are recommended for different ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vaccines.html - Health Topics
  2. Childhood Vaccines (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are vaccines? Vaccines are injections (shots), liquids, pills, or nasal sprays that you take to teach the immune system to recognize and defend against ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childhoodvaccines.html - Health Topics
  3. Vaccines - immunizations 
    ... of the vaccine. VACCINE SCHEDULE The recommended vaccination (immunization) schedule is updated at least every 12 months ... Prevention (CDC). Talk to your provider about specific immunizations for you or your child. Current recommendations are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002024.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Babies and shots 
    Immunizations (vaccinations) are important to keep your child healthy. This article discusses how to ease the pain ... shots less painful for their babies. Nearly all immunizations (also called vaccinations) need to be given into ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001967.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Immunizations for people with diabetes 
    Immunizations (vaccines or vaccinations) help protect you from some diseases. When you have diabetes , you're more ... Disease Control and Prevention website. Child and adolescent immunization schedule. Recommendations for ages 18 years or younger, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000331.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Immunization Coverage (World Health Organization)  
    Fact sheet from WHO on immunization coverage: provides key facts and information about recommended vaccines, key challenges and WHO response.
    https://www.who.int/.../fact-sheets/detail/immunization-coverage - External Health Links
  7. Infant immunizations (image) 
    Immunizations (vaccinations) are given to initiate or augment resistance to an infectious disease. Immunizations provide a specialized ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9088.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. HIV and Immunizations From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of AIDS Research)  
    Learn about HIV and immunizations, including information on recommended vaccines and tips for traveling with HIV.
    https://hivinfo.nih.gov/.../fact-sheets/hiv-and-immunizations - External Health Links
  9. Immunizations (image) 
    Immunizations (vaccinations) are given to initiate or augment resistance to an infectious disease. Immunizations provide a specialized ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9447.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Hepatitis A immunization (vaccine) (image) 
    Immunization is a process to initiate or augment resistance to an infectious disease. The goal of immunization is to prevent, and in some cases eradicate, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9394.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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