Compare and contrast live attenuated vaccines, inactivated vaccines, and toxoids (using current and specific bacterial examples). Which of these has the greatest potential to cause active disease in the recipient? Which typically provides the longest-lasting immunity?
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Examples of live attenuated vaccines include the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the yellow fever vaccine. Inactivated vaccines use a killed or inactivated form of the pathogen that cannot replicate. These vaccines often require booster shots to Show more…
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