Multiple choice

Which of the following pairs represents 'subunit' type vaccines only?

  1. Pneumococcal vaccine, pertussis vaccine

  2. Tetanus vaccine, diphtheria vaccine

  3. Cholera vaccine, botulism vaccine

  4. Tetanus vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine

  5. Meningococcal vaccine, diphtheria vaccine

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Explanation

Subunit vaccines are a development of the killed vaccine approach. Examples are: Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV), Pertussis (part of DTaP combined immunisation) vaccine, Pneumococcal vaccine, Meningococcal vaccine, etc.