What You Need to Know About Vaccines
Vaccines help protect your immune system from disease by building antibodies, or “soldiers,” that fight off viruses. Are you and your family up-to-date on your vaccinations?
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NARRATOR: Vaccines are a safe and effective way
to protect your immune system from disease. So how do they work? Vaccinations introduce a small, non-threatening dose of a virus
into your body. Imagine the dose as this bug. Your immune system reacts to the vaccine
by building up an army of antibodies, or soldiers, and can easily protect your body from the smaller bug.
Once the small bug is gone, the antibody soldiers don't go away. Rather, they wait around to protect you from the virus
if and when it comes back in full force. Some antibodies will protect you for life, while others stand guard for as short as a year.
Are you and your family up to date on your vaccinations? Contact your doctor to find out. Visit sharecare.com for even more news and information
on vaccines, and share this video to spread the truth about vaccinations with your community.
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