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Learn about How Vaccines Work — Simply Explained
Vaccines train your immune system to recognize and fight specific germs without making you sick. They introduce a harmless piece of the pathogen (or instructions to make one) so your body can build defenses in advance — like a fire drill that prepares you for the real emergency.
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How do mRNA vaccines work?+
mRNA vaccines deliver genetic instructions that teach your cells to make a harmless piece of the virus. Your immune system spots it, learns to fight it, then destroys the instructions.
What is herd immunity?+
When enough people are vaccinated, the disease can’t spread easily, protecting those who can’t be vaccinated (like newborns or immunocompromised people). The threshold varies by disease — measles needs about 95% coverage.
Do vaccines cause side effects?+
Mild side effects like soreness, fatigue, or low fever are common and are signs your immune system is responding. Serious side effects are extremely rare and are far outweighed by the protection vaccines provide.
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