What is a 'vaccination'?

What is a 'vaccination'?

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Basically, a vaccination is an innoculation to diseases that are commonly found throughout the world. So for example, if you are traveling to Africa or some parts of Asia, you might find that you might be exposed to Malaria. So getting a vaccination for malaria is one way to protect yourself. You know what a vaccination is, is they are actually shooting that virus into you. So if you are getting a vaccination for Malaria, they are actually shooting that into your system so you can build up immunity. And one of the things that might happen right after getting the vaccination or even maybe for a few days is you might feel a little bit of sickness. Sometimes you might even feel a fever. So it is good to get your vaccinations a few days or maybe a week or so before you plan to travel.