The vaccine against measles does not cause illness, even though it contains a weakened virus.
It teaches the immune system of the vaccinated person to protect against the virus when it encounters it, the Ministry of Health of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
It added that two doses of this vaccination need to be administered for effective protection against measles.
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