Last Updated:
September 1, 2021

Vaccine ingredients

A factsheet covering the types of vaccines and the ingredients used during their manufacture.

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Overview

Vaccines can be broadly classified by how the antigens, (the active components that generate a specific immune response against the disease-causing organism), are prepared. The ingredients of vacines depend upon the preparation methods.

This factsheet is currently under revision and will be updated shortly.

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Overview

Vaccines can be broadly classified by how the antigens, (the active components that generate a specific immune response against the disease-causing organism), are prepared. The ingredients of vacines depend upon the preparation methods.

This factsheet is currently under revision and will be updated shortly.

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Last updated:
Sep 2021