Asked in ETEA MDCAT 2017 2017Moderate

Which of the following vaccine has least side effects:

Correct answer: B. Killed vaccine

  • A. Attenuated vaccine
  • B. Killed vaccine
  • C. Subunit vaccine
  • D. Toxoid vaccine

Explanation

Killed vaccine has least side effect. An inactivated vaccine (or killed vaccine) is a vaccine consisting of virus particles, bacteria, or other pathogens that have been grown in culture and then killed to destroy disease-producing capacity. It has the least side effects.

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