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A vaccine uses an inert or diminished form of the target virus. Because a vaccine is dependent upon a healthy immune system to work, the inert virus must still activate the immune system to react to the invasion as though it were a real problem. Therefore, vaccines carry with them enough harm that the body does react. The reaction can vary from sorness to actual flu symptoms. The symptoms can last several days. Moreover, vaccines have been known to create a number of potentially dangerous side effects ranging from toxic shock, to alergic reactions and even severe reperatory collapse. With a vaccine, there is always the smallest potential for a deadly reaction.

More importantly, a vaccine is only effective if the subject has a healthy enough immune system. If the immune system has collapsed or or is weak, a vaccine will not work. In that case, antibiotics and other theropies must be administered.

Finally, vaccines must be given before the onset of the most critical symptoms. Unlike the movies where the last minute development of a vaccine creates amazing turn arounds in nearly dead patients, a vaccine administered too late in the viral infection cycle will not work. In fact, a vaccine must be given prior to the arrival of a pandemic to be most effective. In many cases a vaccine can be completely ineffective if the immune system has not had enough time to react.