A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. The safety and effectiveness... 140 KB (14,455 words) - 16:49, 6 May 2024 |
A COVID‑19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that... 192 KB (22,024 words) - 10:32, 9 May 2024 |
The DPT vaccine or DTP vaccine is a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough)... 61 KB (5,540 words) - 22:08, 15 March 2024 |
The MMR vaccine is a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles), abbreviated as MMR. The first dose is generally given to children around... 56 KB (5,215 words) - 10:44, 9 May 2024 |
Tetanus vaccine, also known as tetanus toxoid (TT), is a toxoid vaccine used to prevent tetanus. During childhood, five doses are recommended, with a... 26 KB (2,706 words) - 20:39, 20 February 2024 |
Varicella vaccine, also known as chickenpox vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against chickenpox. One dose of vaccine prevents 95% of moderate disease... 48 KB (4,949 words) - 15:20, 18 March 2024 |
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille... 79 KB (8,092 words) - 18:24, 10 May 2024 |
The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies. There are several rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. Vaccinations must... 42 KB (4,057 words) - 06:38, 10 March 2024 |
Malaria vaccines are vaccines that prevent malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease which annually affects an estimated 247 million people worldwide... 65 KB (6,721 words) - 12:17, 22 March 2024 |
Dengue vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent dengue fever in humans. Development of dengue vaccines began in the 1920s, but was hindered by the need to... 39 KB (3,733 words) - 03:19, 31 March 2024 |
An inactivated vaccine (or killed vaccine) is a vaccine consisting of virus particles, bacteria, or other pathogens that have been grown in culture and... 14 KB (1,238 words) - 17:12, 7 November 2023 |
An attenuated vaccine (or a live attenuated vaccine, LAV) is a vaccine created by reducing the virulence of a pathogen, but still keeping it viable (or... 40 KB (4,240 words) - 12:21, 20 April 2024 |
Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in acceptance, or refusal, of vaccines despite the availability of vaccine services and supporting evidence. The term covers... 235 KB (26,002 words) - 15:03, 10 May 2024 |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (category Thiomersal and vaccines) environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist. He is the chairman and founder of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group... 206 KB (19,634 words) - 18:48, 14 May 2024 |
The Vaccines are an English indie rock band, formed in West London in 2010. The band currently consists of Justin Hayward-Young (lead vocals, guitars)... 45 KB (4,687 words) - 06:12, 27 April 2024 |
Measles vaccine protects against becoming infected with measles. Nearly all of those who do not develop immunity after a single dose develop it after... 48 KB (4,299 words) - 14:40, 25 April 2024 |
Vaccination (redirect from Vaccine failure) Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a... 96 KB (9,862 words) - 12:28, 5 April 2024 |
The Vaccine War is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language medical docudrama film directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Pallavi Joshi. It tells about the development... 28 KB (1,989 words) - 12:21, 6 April 2024 |
have granted full or emergency use authorizations for 40 COVID-19 vaccines. Ten vaccines have been approved for emergency or full use by at least one stringent... 318 KB (19,351 words) - 20:00, 21 April 2024 |
A subunit vaccine is a vaccine that contains purified parts of the pathogen that are antigenic, or necessary to elicit a protective immune response. Subunit... 67 KB (6,747 words) - 00:37, 12 April 2024 |
Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis B. The first dose is recommended within 24 hours of birth with either two or three more doses... 57 KB (5,164 words) - 14:40, 9 April 2024 |