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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)  
    What are vaccines? Vaccines are injections (shots), liquids, pills, or nasal sprays that you take to teach your body's immune system to recognize ... defend against harmful germs. For example, there are vaccines to protect against diseases caused by: Viruses, like ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vaccines.html - Health Topics
  2. Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccines (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the coughing can last for weeks or months. Vaccines can protect you from these diseases. In the U.S., there are three combination vaccines: DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) prevents all three ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/tetanusdiphtheriaandpertussisvaccines.html - Health Topics
  3. 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 ... could be viruses or bacteria. Some types of vaccines contain germs that cause disease. But the germs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childhoodvaccines.html - Health Topics
  4. Vaccine Safety (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are vaccines? Vaccines play an important role in keeping us healthy. They protect us from serious and sometimes deadly diseases. Vaccines are injections (shots), liquids, pills, or nasal sprays ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vaccinesafety.html - Health Topics
  5. COVID-19 Vaccines (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... 2. In the United States, there are several vaccines that are effective at protecting people from getting ... being hospitalized, and dying from COVID-19. These vaccines are being used under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/covid19vaccines.html - Health Topics
  6. Flu Shot (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... flu shot can lower this risk. Getting the vaccine during pregnancy not only helps protect you from ... complications. How do flu shots work? The flu vaccine causes your immune system to make antibodies about ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/flushot.html - Health Topics
  7. What are mRNA vaccines and how do they work?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Vaccines help prevent infection by preparing the body to fight foreign invaders (such as bacteria, viruses, or other pathogens). All vaccines introduce into the body a harmless piece of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/mrnavaccines - Genetics
  8. HPV vaccine 
    The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against infection by certain strains of HPV. HPV can cause cervical cancer and genital ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007436.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. COVID-19 vaccines 
    COVID-19 vaccines are used to prepare the body's immune system to protect against COVID-19. Everyone ages 6 months and older should get a 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine. This includes people who are pregnant and those ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007775.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months and older 
    COVID-19 vaccines are used to prepare the body's immune system to protect against COVID-19. ... COVID-19 vaccines protect people from getting COVID-19 . These vaccines "teach" your child's body how to defend against the SARS- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007780.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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