Paper I — 2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q13

Paper I

2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) · 40 marks · 120 min

Question

Give two examples of killed vaccines.

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Answer

Two examples of killed (inactivated) vaccines:

1. Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV, Salk vaccine).
2. Whole-cell pertussis vaccine (wP) — as used in the traditional DPT combination.

(Other valid examples: rabies vaccine, inactivated influenza vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, typhoid Vi polysaccharide vaccine.)

Related Concepts

1. 1Pertussis

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