Vaccines help prevent the spread of disease by leveraging the immune system. Preventative vaccines help develop immunity to a disease by imitating, but not causing, an infection. Therapeutic vaccines help the body identify and target diseased cells.
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Researcher Profile: Gokul Swaminathan
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Researcher Profile: Michael Pride
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I'm One of the Lucky Ones
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Vaccines Advancing Human Health
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Advancing Our Knowledge and Understanding of Cancer
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