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"Immunity due to neutralizing antibodies is also known as sterilizing immunity, as the immune system eliminates the infectious particle before any infection takes place"

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutralizing_antibody

also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/sterilizing-immunity