We have boosters for a reason: To ensure full immunity is made. A link between vaccines and autism has been disproven by many studies over decades. Some vaccines contain trace amounts of mercury (thimerosal), but it’s a different kind of mercury than is found in things like fish. This form of mercury doesn’t accumulate and […]
The immune system fights off germs and keeps us healthy. There are a lot of cells, chemicals, molecules, and ridiculously complex reactions and processes involved in how the immune system works. If you want to be a vaccination wiz, it’s essential to understand why and how they work. However, you don’t have to sit with […]
The varicella (chickenpox) vaccine came out in 1995. So, as of now (2019) in the US (and Canada), most of the college-age students have been vaccinated and have never had the natural chickenpox virus. Once you’ve had the natural chickenpox virus in your body the virus goes dormant in your nervous system until possibly one […]
You could still get sick with the flu even if you get the flu shot, or it could be something else. Here are some reasons why you may have flu-like/flu symptoms even after you got the shot: You may be sick from some other respiratory virus like the common cold, which has some similar symptoms […]
When a germ such as a virus or bacteria enters your body, your immune system goes into battle. It makes antibodies that locate the germ and launches an attack to fight it off. After the antibodies have attacked they stick around in the body to protect you if the same germ enters your body again. […]