Viral Vaccine Immunology

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What happens after you are injected with a viral vaccine? And which viral vaccine type is best? (Note that I’m going to be talking about viral vaccines ONLY.) First of all, there two basic types of viral vaccines: live attenuated vaccines (LAV) and inactivated (killed) vaccines. LAV contain … Continued

Descendants of human fetal cells in the making of vaccines

Are there fetal cells in vaccines? No. Do some vaccines contain viruses grown in cells from the human fetal origin? Yes. But, I feel this needs some explanation. And before I get started, this isn’t meant to be a debate … Continued