Natural infection vs vaccine
- Vaccine Affect
- Oct 8, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 19, 2024
Antibodies From Vaccines vs. Antibodies From Natural Infection
Similarities and Potential Differences
By Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD
Updated on October 10, 2023
Verywell health
EXCERPTS

Certain types of vaccines only show the immune system part of the relevant virus. Because of that, the immune system doesn’t form as many different types of antibodies as it would in the course of a natural infection.