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by erdewit 1676 days ago
> What a vaccine does - it primes one's immune system, so it fight the virus way more efficient.

My understanding is that it does not really fight the virus (viral load stays the same), but that it does prime the immune system so as not react too violently. In other words it prevents a cytokine storm:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm