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clinical research > vaccine > vaccine candidate > inactivated vaccine
... > virus > respiratory virus > Coronavirinae > transmission > human to human transmission > prevention > vaccine > vaccine candidate > inactivated vaccine
... > virus > RNA virus > positive-strand RNA virus > Nidovirales > Coronaviridae > Coronavirinae > transmission > human to human transmission > prevention > vaccine > vaccine candidate > inactivated vaccine

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inactivated vaccine  

Definition

  • 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 lose disease producing capacity. In contrast, live vaccines use pathogens that are still alive (but are almost always attenuated, that is, weakened). Pathogens for inactivated vaccines are grown under controlled conditions and are killed as a means to reduce infectivity (virulence) and thus prevent infection from the vaccine. The virus is killed using a method such as heat or formaldehyde. (Wikipédia)

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Entry terms

  • killed vaccine
  • sluggish vaccine

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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