What is the Difference between Vaccination and Immunization?

The terms ‘vaccination’ and ‘immunization’ are similar, but don’t exactly mean the same thing. Vaccination is the term used for getting a vaccine — that is, actually having the injection or taking an oral vaccine dose. Immunization is the process of both getting the vaccine and becoming immune to the disease after vaccination.

Giving a person a vaccination to protect them against disease is known as immunizing them. Immunity (protection) acquired through immunization is comparable to immunity acquired from exposure to disease, except that you receive a vaccine as opposed to the actual disease. This is why vaccines are such effective medical treatments. The majority of vaccines are administered via needle (injection), although some are also administered orally or via nasal spray (nasally). Vaccinations, needles, shots, and jabs are other names for immunizations.

The term "vaccination" refers to receiving a vaccine, whether it be through an injection or an oral dose. Immunization is the process of receiving the vaccine and developing an immunity to the disease after receiving it.

There are several types of vaccines, including:

  • Inactivated vaccines.
  • Live-attenuated vaccines.
  • Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines.
  • Subunit, recombinant, polysaccharide, and conjugate vaccines.
  • Toxoid vaccines.
  • Viral vector vaccines.

 Every type of immunization functions the same way. In the same way that it would after being exposed to a disease, a person's body mounts an immune response in reaction to a vaccination, but without actually contracting the disease. If you are ever exposed to the disease naturally, your body will respond more quickly to it since your immune system is familiar with it. Frequently, your immune system reacts quickly enough to keep you from experiencing any disease symptoms. In other situations, it might not happen quickly enough to stop you from experiencing symptoms, but vaccination will lower your risk of contracting a serious illness.



 

 

                                                        

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