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<blockquote data-quote="lovetravellingoz" data-source="post: 2321555" data-attributes="member: 5647"><p>I think it may have been more:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>The terms ‘vaccination’ and ‘immunisation’ don’t mean quite the same thing. Vaccination is the term used for getting a vaccine — that is, actually getting the injection or taking an oral vaccine dose. Immunisation refers to the process of both getting the vaccine and becoming immune to the disease following vaccination.</em></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vaccine: <strong>A preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases</strong>.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p>That response may produce immunity, or it might just stimulate it enough to reduce the negative outcomes of the disease. And some vaccines will do this more than others.</p><p></p><p>ie</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><a href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/measles-mumps-rubella-varicella-chickenpox-immunisation" target="_blank"><em>Measles, mumps, rubella</em></a><em> – 95 out of every 100 people vaccinated will be completely immune.</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><a href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/whooping-cough" target="_blank">Whooping cough</a> – about 85 out of every 100 people vaccinated will be completely immune.</em></em></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovetravellingoz, post: 2321555, member: 5647"] I think it may have been more: [INDENT][I]The terms ‘vaccination’ and ‘immunisation’ don’t mean quite the same thing. Vaccination is the term used for getting a vaccine — that is, actually getting the injection or taking an oral vaccine dose. Immunisation refers to the process of both getting the vaccine and becoming immune to the disease following vaccination.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vaccine: [B]A preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases[/B].[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] That response may produce immunity, or it might just stimulate it enough to reduce the negative outcomes of the disease. And some vaccines will do this more than others. ie [LIST] [*][I][URL='https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/measles-mumps-rubella-varicella-chickenpox-immunisation'][I]Measles, mumps, rubella[/I][/URL][I] – 95 out of every 100 people vaccinated will be completely immune.[/I][/I] [*][I][I][URL='https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/whooping-cough']Whooping cough[/URL] – about 85 out of every 100 people vaccinated will be completely immune.[/I][/I] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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