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Vaccination is a fire drill
Vaccination is a fire drillAnalogy · Immunology
Vaccination
- →A harmless version of the pathogen
- →The immune system mounts a response
- →Memory cells remain for years
- →The real infection is met at speed
- →Boosters top up fading memory
A fire drill
- An alarm with no fire
- Everyone practises the exits
- The route is remembered
- A real fire is handled fast
- Repeat drills keep the route fresh
A drill cannot hurt you, and a vaccine can occasionally produce a mild version of what it prevents. The drill also does not spread to the building next door, while immunity, through herd immunity, does.
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