Read more on Australian Prescriber website. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has released its advice for immunisation providers regarding the administration of seasonal influenza vaccines.
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What is in vaccines? Influenza vaccines Just moved here 4. Measles, mumps and rubella vaccines Meningococcal vaccines Other Pneumococcal vaccines Polio 1. Pregnancy 7. Resources Reference Desk Find an Expert. What are vaccines? For example, there are vaccines to protect against: Viruses , like the ones that cause the flu and COVID Bacteria , including tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis What are the types of vaccines?
There are several types of vaccines: Live-attenuated vaccines use a weakened form of the germ Inactivated vaccines use a killed version of the germ Subunit, recombinant, polysaccharide, and conjugate vaccines use only specific pieces of the germ, such as its protein, sugar, or casing Toxoid vaccines that use a toxin harmful product made by the germ mRNA vaccines use messenger RNA, which gives your cells instructions for how to make a protein or piece of a protein of the germ Viral vector vaccines use genetic material, which gives your cells instructions for making a protein of the germ.
These vaccines also contain a different, harmless virus that helps get the genetic material into your cells. What happens in an immune response? There are different steps in the immune response: When a germ invades, your body sees it as foreign Your immune system helps your body fight off the germ Your immune system also remembers the germ. It will attack the germ if it ever invades again. This "memory" protects you against the disease that the germ causes.
This type of protection is called immunity. What are immunization and vaccination? Why are vaccines important? What is community immunity? Are vaccines safe? What is a vaccine schedule? Start Here. What does vaccinate mean? What does inoculate mean? What does immunize mean? How to use vaccinate , inoculate , and immunize Of the three words, vaccinate is the most narrow because it specifically means to give a vaccine to someone.
Vaccinate : I volunteered to help the nurses vaccinate the kids against the flu. My sister took her cat to the vet to get vaccinated. Inoculate : The laboratory reported high survival rates among the chimps who had been inoculated with the experimental growth hormone. The fungus quickly died after being inoculated with the toxic bacteria. Immunize : My doctor said I would need three shots before I was immunized to malaria.
He went to three different circuses hoping to immunize himself against his fear of clowns. Don't Get Mixed Up Again! Get Dictionary. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Viruses and bacteria differ in how they interfere with the body. Learn more about their differences here.
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