muistutusannoksia
Muistutusannoksia, often translated as booster doses or refresher doses, are additional administrations of a vaccine given after an initial series of vaccinations. Their purpose is to restore or enhance the immunity that may have waned over time since the primary vaccination course. The immune system, after encountering a vaccine, develops memory cells. However, the effectiveness of these memory cells can diminish, leading to a potential decrease in protection against the targeted disease.
Booster doses work by re-exposing the immune system to the antigen (the component of the pathogen that
The need for and timing of muistutusannoksia vary depending on the specific vaccine, the disease it protects