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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
It does for kids Dr. Pepsi, there are 2 parts to the immune system.
- innate immune system, This is your child's rapid response system. It is the first to respond when it finds an invader, the innate immune system is inherited.
- acquired immune system, it makes special proteins ( antibodies) to protect the body from a specific invader, these antibodies are developed by cells called B lymphocytes after the body has been exposed to the invader, after exposure, the immune system will recognize the invader and defend against it, the acquired immune system changes during your child's life. Immunizations train your child's immune system to make antibodies to protect them from harmful diseases.
Kids absolutely need exposures, it's not a fluke that children's hospitals are being over run by RSV outbreaks.
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The hospitals aren't being overrun because their immune systems are weak, and are like a muscle, it's because they are all getting sick at once. All those same kids who are being hospitalized right now, would all likely still be hospitalized if there were no pandemic, just not all at the same time.