Immunization Issues

Vaccine Components

Vaccines consist of a variety of components in addition to the part that is included to stimulate the immune system. Each vaccine is described in detail in the section vaccines and the diseases they prevent.

This section contains detailed information about various vaccine components (see also Vaccine Ingredients). For a table listing the components of each vaccine visit the Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety's Web site.

Articles

Adyuvantes de aluminio en las vacunas

Algunas vacunas contienen químicos adyuvantes que ayudan a estimular la producción de inmunidad en contra de los ingredientes de la vacuna, haciéndola más efectiva. En los Estados Unidos, frecuentemente se ha incorporado sales de aluminio en las vacunas.

Updated: September 27, 2011 | Read full article...

Aluminum Adjuvants in Vaccines

Some vaccines contain chemicals called adjuvants to help stimulate the production of immunity against the vaccine ingredients, making the vaccine more effective. In the United States, aluminum salts have frequently been incorporated as adjuvants in vaccines.

Updated: November 7, 2008 | Read full article...

Human Fetal Links with Some Vaccines

Some vaccines are grown in cell cultures that originated with a human fetus. Also, the rubella virus used to make rubella vaccine was isolated from human fetal cells. What is the origin of these vaccines?

Updated: June 3, 2008 | Read full article...

La conexión entre fetos humanos y algunas vacunas

Algunas vacunas crecen en cultivo de células que fueron obtenidas originalmente de dos fetos humanos. Este artículo describe los orígenes de estas vacunas.

Updated: August 31, 2011 | Read full article...

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