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When you successfully fight off a mutated pathogen via antibodies from a previous infection/vaccination (that have reduced effectiveness, but still get the job done), does your body create updated antibodies for the mutated pathogen?

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Vaccines typically take 10-14 days for immunity to ramp up. How is the body able to fight off infections in less time than this?

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Why don't we subjectively feel the "first night effect?"

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Is the binding region of an antibody generally similar to that of the receptor that its target... targets?

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When you successfully fight off a mutated pathogen via antibodies from a previous infection/vaccination (that have reduced effectiveness, but still get the job done), does your body create updated antibodies for the mutated pathogen?	1246
Vaccines typically take 10-14 days for immunity to ramp up. How is the body able to fight off infections in less time than this?	13
Why don't we subjectively feel the "first night effect?"	1
Is the binding region of an antibody generally similar to that of the receptor that its target... targets?	1