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Comment
. 2003 Jun 2;197(11):1401-4.
doi: 10.1084/jem.20030637.

Exploiting the redundancy in the immune system: vaccines can mediate protection by eliciting 'unnatural' immunity

Arturo Casadevall  1 , Liise-Anne Pirofski
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Exploiting the redundancy in the immune system: vaccines can mediate protection by eliciting 'unnatural' immunity

Arturo Casadevall et al. J Exp Med. .
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