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Can you boost your immune system?

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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Vaccines Are a Great Way to Protect Your Immune System From Viruses

Getting infected with a virus is one way you can end up with antibodies. But there's another much safer way, getting vaccinated. Vaccines basically trick your immune system. They make it think you've been exposed to a specific pathogen. What you've really been exposed to is a killed or weakened pathogen.

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