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Vaccines prevent diseases, they aren't intended to treat or cure them - The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #1
Contracting the Virus may give you the antibodies but Arne Dec 2020 #3
No. Vaccines merely train the immune system to quickly MineralMan Dec 2020 #2
So I take it that the antibodies already in your body (if you were previously exposed to SWBTATTReg Dec 2020 #5
No. The vaccine contains no antibodies. MineralMan Dec 2020 #7
Thank you so much. This clarifies a lot of questions I had in my mind about these things. SWBTATTReg Dec 2020 #8
That's a very clear explanation, thanks. crickets Dec 2020 #13
When you describe it THAT way... it makes the anti-vaxxers look even more FOOLISH... NurseJackie Dec 2020 #17
Thanks. I am deeply offended by anti-vaxxers who don't even MineralMan Dec 2020 #18
Those who got the Moderna vaccine the few that went on to get covid...none of them had Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #4
I'm really interested in the Moderna vaccine. Just saw an article today saying Mike 03 Dec 2020 #10
I will take whatever is available but I would choose the Moderna vaccine if I had a choice. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #11
Curious why? n/t moonscape Dec 2020 #14
I believe the correct answer to your question is: We don't yet know. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2020 #6
I think its amazing they came up with ANY vaccine this quickly, thats new too Baclava Dec 2020 #12
That is a really interesting question Drahthaardogs Dec 2020 #9
No Meowmee Dec 2020 #15
Good rabies news from CDC - only 1 to 3 cases of human rabies a year in US womanofthehills Dec 2020 #19
I was reading so many articles Meowmee Dec 2020 #20
No. Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #16
Vaccines typically don't help people that are already sick from what Blue_true Dec 2020 #21
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