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Vaccines
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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A New Era for Vaccines
National Immunization Awareness Month, sponsored every August by the National Public Health Informat…
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Researcher Profile: Dr. Yasmeen Agosti
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READ MOREResearcher Profile: Michael Pride
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READ MOREI'm One of the Lucky Ones
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READ MOREResearcher Profile: Rajeev Venkayya
Dr. Rajeev Venkayya joined Takeda in 2012, to launch the company's global vaccine business.
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