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  • A COVID‑19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that...
    200 KB (22,829 words) - 00:35, 30 August 2024
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    Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). Two types are used: an inactivated poliovirus given by injection (IPV) and a weakened...
    109 KB (10,519 words) - 21:03, 3 September 2024
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    The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies. There are several rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. Vaccinations must...
    42 KB (4,066 words) - 08:52, 14 August 2024
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    papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are vaccines that prevent infection by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Available HPV vaccines protect against either...
    181 KB (17,279 words) - 01:38, 1 September 2024
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    A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. The safety and effectiveness...
    140 KB (14,477 words) - 09:43, 4 September 2024
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    The DPT vaccine or DTP vaccine is a class of combination vaccines to protect against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping...
    72 KB (6,058 words) - 13:43, 5 August 2024
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    An mRNA vaccine is a type of vaccine that uses a copy of a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA) to produce an immune response. The vaccine delivers molecules...
    77 KB (7,879 words) - 16:49, 14 July 2024
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    Tetanus vaccine, also known as tetanus toxoid (TT), is a toxoid vaccine used to prevent tetanus. During childhood, five doses are recommended, with a...
    26 KB (2,660 words) - 18:04, 20 August 2024
  • A respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, or RSV vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against respiratory syncytial virus. RSV affects an estimated 64 million...
    52 KB (4,072 words) - 00:35, 27 August 2024
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    The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille...
    88 KB (8,686 words) - 07:07, 6 August 2024
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    Anti-vaccine activism, which collectively constitutes the "anti-vax" movement, is a set of organized activities proclaiming opposition to vaccination...
    111 KB (11,132 words) - 05:49, 5 August 2024
  • Dengue vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent dengue fever in humans. Development of dengue vaccines began in the 1920s, but was hindered by the need to...
    40 KB (3,811 words) - 16:03, 25 July 2024
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    Varicella vaccine, also known as chickenpox vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against chickenpox. One dose of vaccine prevents 95% of moderate disease...
    51 KB (5,038 words) - 06:53, 7 July 2024
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    Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis B. The first dose is recommended within 24 hours of birth with either two or three more doses...
    57 KB (5,192 words) - 01:54, 16 July 2024
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    Pneumococcal vaccines are vaccines against the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. Their use can prevent some cases of pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis...
    35 KB (3,300 words) - 14:03, 6 August 2024
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    The MMR vaccine is a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles), abbreviated as MMR. The first dose is generally given to children around...
    54 KB (5,061 words) - 19:06, 1 September 2024
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    The smallpox vaccine is used to prevent smallpox infection caused by the variola virus. It is the first vaccine to have been developed against a contagious...
    116 KB (12,377 words) - 09:41, 4 September 2024
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    Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases caused by organisms formerly classified in the kingdom Protozoa. These organisms are now classified in the...
    32 KB (3,716 words) - 16:28, 15 December 2023
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    A zoster vaccine is a vaccine that reduces the incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), a disease caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which...
    40 KB (3,620 words) - 02:56, 12 August 2024
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    The Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine, also known as Hib vaccine, is a vaccine used to prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection. In countries...
    25 KB (2,668 words) - 10:56, 6 August 2024
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