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Vaccine
Vaccine Vac"cine, a. [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr.
v[=a]c to bellow, to groan.]
Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or
caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease.
-- n. The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.
Meaning of Vaccine from wikipedia
- A
vaccine is a
biological preparation that
provides active acquired immunity to a
particular infectious disease. A
vaccine typically contains an agent...
- Play
media A COVID‑19
vaccine is a
vaccine intended to
provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2),...
- 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...
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Vaccine hesitancy is a
delay in acceptance, or
refusal of
vaccines despite the
availability of
vaccine services. The term
covers outright refusals to vaccinate...
- have
granted emergency use
authorizations for
thirty COVID-19
vaccines.
Eight vaccines have been
approved for
emergency or full use by at
least one stringent...
- Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19
vaccine (INN: tozinameran), sold
under the
brand name Comirnaty, is an mRNA-based COVID-19
vaccine developed by the
German biotechnology...
- Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19
vaccine,
codenamed AZD1222, and sold
under the
brand names Covishield and
Vaxzevria among others, is a
viral vector vaccine for prevention...
- An
inactivated vaccine (or
killed vaccine) is a
vaccine consisting of
virus particles, bacteria, or
other pathogens that have been
grown in
culture and...
- A
subunit vaccine is a
vaccine that
contains purified parts of the
pathogen that are antigenic, or
necessary to
elicit a
protective immune response. A...
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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...
