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In reference to the images above, think about why we may call something NOVEL. New Pathogen? Essentially NO antibody. This is where vaccines work. They can help prevent disease. When not enough people get them, diseases CAN return.

This is why childhood vaccination is ESPECIALLY important.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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So how do vaccines help? Vaccines can contain weakened or inactive parts of a particular organism (antigen) that triggers an immune response within the body. Newer vaccines contain the blueprint for producing antigens rather than the antigen itself.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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... pair that with a decent reassessment of the Black Panthers; confront the Wallace/Silent Majority reaction (while dismissing the "backlash" framing) and highlight Nixon's actions especially the SCOTUS picks that gave us Rodriguez and Milliken, and push through to Bakke and Gregg v Georgia? ...
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A worthless person
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM