Compare and Contrast: Vaccines versus Antibiotics Mark each statement as true for either (V)vaccines or (A)antibiotics. a. _____ Work only against bacterial infections. b. _____ Work primarily against viral infections. c. _____ Immunity is provided by injecting a killed or live attenuated (weakened) type of pathogen into a person. The person’s own immune system then creates antibodies against that pathogen that keep them from becoming ill when they come in contact with it in the future. d. _____ If used improperly, can cause bacteria to mutate and become resistant to the medication. e. ____ Work because of the types of memory cells in our immune system.
