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This is the Difference of Vaccines, Vaccinations and Immunizations: National Okezone

JAKARTA – Recently, people often hear about the terms vaccines, vaccinations and immunizations. In fact, sometimes it is often used at the same time. So what really distinguishes the three?

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Communications Development Specialist, Rizky Ika Syafitri also explained about vaccines, vaccinations and immunizations.

“Maybe there is confusion because there is a vaccine, there is vaccination, there is immunization. What’s the difference? ” he said in a virtual discussion (5/11/2020).

Vaccines are preparations containing biological substances as specific antigens of viruses or bacteria. “What is certain is that this vaccine is a biological substance as a specific antigen of viruses or bacteria. So the vaccine is specific for the BCG vaccine only for tuberculosis. So it can’t be used to prevent other diseases, “said Rizki.

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Vaccination is the act of giving or inserting a vaccine into the human body to stimulate the immune system. “What is certain is that vaccination is the act of giving the vaccine into the body,” said Rizky.

Immunization is an immune response that occurs after vaccine administration, resulting in antibodies against these antigens and immunity to prevent future infections. “For immunization, there is an immune response that occurs after vaccination,” said Rizky.

However, Rizky asked the public not to worry about this difference. “So you don’t need to worry too much about this difference, it’s a bit similar but more or less the meaning is like that,” he said.

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(Ari)

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