Why are vaccinations only temporary?

Not all vaccines are temporary. Your immune system makes memory B and T cells and long-lived plasma cells. These components of your immune system can live for decades, providing a rapid response to antigens they've been exposed to in the past. read more

The idea of temporary comes due to less titers of antibodies against specific antigens.This occurs when the vaccination schedule is not properly followed or yearly vaccinations are missed,this just causes reduced antibody concentration not loss of immunity that too only in certain diseases but not all. read more

Anyone who has spent time talking to anti-vaxxers has probably encountered the argument that we shouldn’t vaccinate because vaccines only provide temporary immunity whereas natural immunity is lifelong. This is one of the most insipid, infuriating, irrational and easily defeated claims of the anti-vaccine movement. read more

For example, the immunity passed from mother to child at birth is only temporary, and typically does not include immunity against polio, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and other diseases that can be prevented by vaccination. read more