Harianjogja.com, JAKARTA – The government is now encouraging the public to get the Covid-19 vaccination as soon as possible, to prevent serious infections and deaths.
Quoting from Pink Villa, Saturday (4/9/2021), the body receives side effects after being injected with the corona virus vaccine. Check out what happens to the body when vaccinated against Covid-19:
Gain immunity
Vaccination is the process of acquiring immunity to fight against future Covid-19 infections. Vaccines contain ingredients that resemble viruses, bacteria or parasites that cause disease.
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Vaccines also have attenuated or inactivated microorganisms, on the surface proteins. Vaccine fluid contains the genetic material of the virus, which the body can then read to formulate an immune system response.
When the vaccine is injected, the vaccine liquid enters the cells of the human body tissue. After that, it draws the attention of certain ‘dendritic’ cells, which have the specific function of monitoring any intruders that may have entered the body. The patrolling cells notice this never-before-seen agent and alert the body to fight against it.
Why do some people experience side effects after injections?
Most side effects caused by vaccines are a sign that the immune system is responding the way it should. Some common side effects of the Covid-19 vaccination include pain or swelling at the injection site, fatigue, headache, fever, chills, nausea, and muscle aches.
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Vaccines trick the system into believing that the real pathogen has entered the body. Because antibodies can not distinguish between the vaccine liquid and the actual virus.
Benefits of Two Injections of the Covid-19 Vaccine
Two doses of the vaccine injection are necessary because the first shot creates neutralizing antibodies in the body, which prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from making a person sick. However, this antibody protection can be short-lived. So, in most cases, a second dose is needed to help the body produce a stronger long-term response to the disease by locking the viral memory.
Source: JIBI/Bisnis Indonesia
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