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Vaccine vs Antiviral - What's the difference?

vaccine | antiviral |

As a verb vaccine

is .

As an adjective antiviral is

(medicine) inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.

vaccine

English

(wikipedia vaccine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (immunology) A substance given to stimulate the body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease, prepared from the agent that causes the disease, or a synthetic substitute.

    • Related terms

    * immunization * inoculation * vaccinate * vaccination

    antiviral

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
  • (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.