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Misconceptions about Vaccines
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Many misconceptions about vaccines have persisted for decades because of a poor understanding of how vaccination works. Some of the most common vaccination-related misconceptions are addressed here.
Top 20 Questions about Vaccination
How do vaccines work? Do they work against viruses and bacteria? Why aren’t all vaccines 100% effective? Why are there so many vaccines?
Why Vaccinate?
Vaccination’s immediate benefit is individual immunity: It provides long-term, sometimes lifelong protection against a disease. The vaccines recommended in the early childhood immunization schedule protect children from measles, chicken pox, pneumococcal disease, and other illnesses.
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