Sup y’all.
I’ve had a Chicken Pox/Varicella shot when I was very young,prior to like 3.Today I’m 24 and apparently that shot lasts for 25 years.
I’ve always heard that it “gets stronger” as you age.
I’ve had a shot,have or had my immune system clearly make some sort of defense against it so how it’s stronger when my system is made to react against it?
Thanks!
In: Biology
Very short answer: your ability to respond to a vaccine improves with age (and eventually declines again, too!).
Slightly longer answer: many components of the immune system develop over time, especially the first few years of your life. Many common vaccines like the one for chickenpox that are given to children are also tailored to their capability to respond to it. I’m not an expert on vaccines in particular but the immune system is highly dynamic.
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