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  Covid Vaccine A   Protective or Preventive Measure     The   issue, of course,  is  ticklish as well as   delicate one under the present eco-system. After taking the Covid vaccine shot  in the second week of March,2021,incidentally, I watched a TV programme on TATA SKY SENIORS. Topic for discussion was "Vaccination - Boon or Curse". An interesting discussion, indeed. Contents of the discussion created a lot of curiosity and anxiety.  It motivated me to further  go through extensively the entire gamut of Protective or Preventive measure  of inoculation. Hence,  a short representation on the subject. 2. Before, we proceed further, it would be appropriate  and pertinent to understand the terms Protective and Prevention. Accordingly, as per Merriam-Webster medical definition of "protective" is    "  an agent (as a medicine or a dressing)   that  protects  the body or one...