Importance of Vaccination

Immunizations also known as vaccinations, help protect you from getting an infectious disease. When you get vaccinated you help protect others as well. vaccines are very safe. It is much safer to get the vaccine than an infectious disease.

What is vaccination?

Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism.

Concept of vaccination?

A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins.