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I read that there are alternatives to vaccines? is this accurate?
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No: If the goal is to become immune to a disease in the future then the only way to develop antibodies other than via vaccination is to experience the disease. This path however may lead to a life threatening illness and is not the recommended way to develop immunity.
Answered 2/1/2015
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