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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 2491 | | number = 2491 | ||
− | | date = July | + | | date = July 20, 2021 |
| title = Immune Factory | | title = Immune Factory | ||
| image = immune_factory.png | | image = immune_factory.png | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by an IMMUNION. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | [[Hairy]] has received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and is now feeling unwell. He and [[Cueball]] trade puns about the immune response to the vaccine. | |
− | Vaccines in general work by giving the body's immune system a chance to respond to a pathogen without actually being infected. The immune system responds by producing antibodies, proteins customised to attach to the pathogen, either disabling it directly or marking it for attack by immune cells. After the vaccine (or after an actual illness), the {{w|Immunological memory|immune system remembers}} how to make the antibodies and can more quickly respond to future infections | + | Vaccines in general work by giving the body's immune system a chance to respond to a pathogen without actually being infected. The immune system responds by producing antibodies, proteins customised to attach to the pathogen, either disabling it directly or marking it for attack by immune cells. After the vaccine (or after an actual illness), the {{w|Immunological memory|immune system remembers}} how to make the antibodies and can more quickly respond to future infections. |
However, many common symptoms of illness (such as fever, soreness, diarrhea and nausea) are actually caused by the body's immune response rather than the infection itself. As a result, vaccines can result in similar symptoms to an illness, albeit milder and of shorter duration. | However, many common symptoms of illness (such as fever, soreness, diarrhea and nausea) are actually caused by the body's immune response rather than the infection itself. As a result, vaccines can result in similar symptoms to an illness, albeit milder and of shorter duration. | ||
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | + | :[Cueball walks in from the left, into a room where Hairy is sitting in a chair facing away, sick. Hairy is wrapped in a blanket and holding a steaming mug.] | |
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− | :[Cueball walks in from the left, | ||
:Cueball: I guess the first shot made your body build defenses, and now it's ramping up production. | :Cueball: I guess the first shot made your body build defenses, and now it's ramping up production. | ||
:Hairy: So I've become an antibody factory. | :Hairy: So I've become an antibody factory. | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | :[In the next panel, Cueball is now facing Hairy on the right.] |
:Hairy: I don't feel great. I think my factory has some OSHA violations. | :Hairy: I don't feel great. I think my factory has some OSHA violations. | ||
:Hairy: My lymphatic system is protesting brutal working conditions. | :Hairy: My lymphatic system is protesting brutal working conditions. | ||
− | :[In a frame-less panel, Cueball continues to stand in front of Hairy | + | :[In a frame-less panel, Cueball continues to stand in front of Hairy; Hairy's mug is steaming less.] |
:Hairy: Update: my immune cells have unionized. | :Hairy: Update: my immune cells have unionized. | ||
:Cueball: Common side effect. Helps maintain a healthy balance. | :Cueball: Common side effect. Helps maintain a healthy balance. | ||
− | :[Cueball has raised | + | :[In a panel with a frame, Hairy's mug is no longer steaming; Cueball has his hand raised and Hairy is pointing in Cueball's direction] |
:Cueball: Immune system unions are actually why we stopped doing variolation. | :Cueball: Immune system unions are actually why we stopped doing variolation. | ||
:Hairy: Oh? Why? | :Hairy: Oh? Why? | ||
:Cueball: They don't like scabs. | :Cueball: They don't like scabs. | ||
− | :Hairy: '' | + | :Hairy: Ugh. ''Leave.'' |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | ||
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