What are Vaccines and How Will they Work Against Coronavirus
What are Vaccines and How Will they Work against the Coronavirus. Vaccines are most often used to prevent infectious diseases, although they have also been used to treat certain illnesses including cancer. Most vaccines are given as “shots” while some such as the polio vaccine are given as drops, to be taken by mouth. The classic example is the Polio vaccine that is used to prevent Poliomyelitis, a paralyzing disease of the nervous system. To understand how vaccines work, one needs a basic understanding of the immune system. Almost all living organisms are endowed with an immune system that protects them from foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. Even tiny bacteria can become infected with viruses. When a germ enters our body, it is recognized as “foreign” by the immune system and efforts are mounted to get rid of this invader. Drug manufacturers use this property to develop vaccines. There are many ways by which the tell-tale information of ...