Vaccine Design - 2
•Types of vaccine formulations (designs):
•eattenuated
•esynthetic antigen
•elive viral vector
•eSubunits
•eNaked DNA
•Attenuated vaccines:
•eFirst type of vaccines used
•eStill used for the following:
•ŽMycobacterium tuberculosis
•ŽSalmonella typhii
•ŽBordetella pertussis
•eshort-lived and limited protection
•eLive attenuated viral vaccines are more effective than are killed ones:
•ŽPolio vaccines
•ŽMeasles vaccines
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