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Chapter 24, Problem 5TMW
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To determine:

The reason as to why the incidence of Hepatitis B did not immediately decline even though the vaccine was introduced in 1982.

Concept introduction:

Vaccination is the process of introducing the vaccine to a host to develop immunity against a particular pathogen. During vaccination, attenuated or heat-shocked pathogens are introduced into the body as vaccines so as to generate an immune response against the pathogen providing immunity to the body.

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