Mains Paper II · 3 Science & Technology · 3.3 Nutrition, diseases and vaccines

3.3.4 Immunity and vaccines: types, history, COVID-19 vaccines and the immunisation programme

Vaccines train the immune system to recognise a pathogen without causing the disease; India's Universal Immunisation Programme delivers them free to children and pregnant women.

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Key terms

  • immunity
  • antibody
  • vaccine
  • Jenner
  • Covaxin
  • Covishield
  • Corbevax
  • Mission Indradhanush
  • UIP
  • passive immunity

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