A vaccine is a processed material with the function that when administered, it prevents or ameliorates a disorder in a target organism by inducing or modifying adaptive immune responses specific to the antigens in the vaccine.

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Many vaccines are developed to protect against infectious pathogens that causes infectious diseases. Many vaccines are also being developed against other diseases such as cancer, allergy, and autoimmune diseases.

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vaccine

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vaccine

MeSH: D014612

a role that inheres in a prepared material entity that is designed to induce protection or treament for a diease or infection in vivo.

YH, BP, BS, MC, LC, XZ, RS

A vaccine is a processed material with the function that when administered, it prevents or ameliorates a disorder in a target organism by inducing or modifying adaptive immune responses specific to the antigens in the vaccine.

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