TRIBUNKALTIM.CO, JAKARTA– Recently, we hear the term vaccine, vaccination, and immunization more often.
These three terms often confuse some people in interpreting them.
In fact, not a few people consider vaccination and immunization the same, even though both have different meanings.
The following is an explanation of the Professor of the Faculty of Medicine Padjadjaran University, Prof. Dr. dr. Cissy Rachiana Sudjana, related to the three.
The vaccine was invented by Edward Jenner for the first time in 1796 to treat smallpox (smallpox).
Since then, vaccines have been developed because they are recognized and proven to prevent diseases caused by certain viruses or bacteria.
Vaccines are antigens or active substances on viruses and bacteria which, when injected, cause an immune system reaction to fight the virus or disease.
“So if the vaccine is the substance. The process of insertion into the body is called vaccination, “he said in a statement received on Thursday (29/10/2020).
Meanwhile, immunization is the body’s reaction after getting the vaccine.
The body will be stimulated to form antibodies to the immune system.
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