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Natural infection vs vaccine

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


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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.

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