As an adult who never developed chickenpox infection as a child, you elect to receive the protective vaccine against this pathogen at the age of 35. This vaccine will stimulate _______.

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The vaccine will stimulate a primary immune response because it is the first time the immune system is encountering the pathogen (or in this case, the antigen from the vaccine). The primary immune response is the body's initial reaction to a foreign antigen.

As an Adult Who Never Developed Chickenpox Infection as a Child