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Polysaccharide vaccines (consisting of only polysaccharide, no protein) generate only IgM because they're thymus-independent antigens.
So does this mean they do not generate memory (unless conjugated with a protein, allowing them to cause T-cell dependent activation of B-cells)?
So does this mean they do not generate memory (unless conjugated with a protein, allowing them to cause T-cell dependent activation of B-cells)?