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A "selfish vaccine" is a vaccine that is administered solely or predominantly to protect the vaccinee (individual protection).
Selfish vaccines include vaccinations against TBE, rabies, pneumococcus, tetanus, etc. The opposite of a selfish vaccine is the altruistic vaccine (Hof H et a. 2019).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Hof H (2019) Vaccinations. In: Hof H, Schlüter D, Dörries R, eds Duale Reihe Medizinische Mikrobiologie. 7th, completely revised and expanded edition. Stuttgart: Thieme S 745
