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Sample of Ingredients in Vaccines |
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| Vaccine | Manufacturer | Microbes | Antibiotics | Chemicals / Heavy Metals | Animal ByProducts |
| Acel-Immune
DTaP diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis |
Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556 |
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed | formaldehyde,aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) | gelatin | |
| Act
HIB Haemophilus
influenza
Type B |
Connaught
Laboratories 800.822.2463 |
Haemophilus
influenza
Type B,
polyribosylribitol phosphate |
ammonium sulfate, formalin, and sucrose | ||
| Attenuvax measles |
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800-672-6372 |
measles live virus | neomycin | sorbitol | hydrolized gelatin, chick embryo |
| Biavax rubella |
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800-672-6372 |
rubella live virus | neomycin | sorbitol | hydrolized gelatin, human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
| BioThrax anthrax adsorbed |
BioPort Corporation 517.327.1500 | nonencapsulated strain
of
Bacillus
anthracis
|
aluminum hydroxide, benzethonium chloride, and formaldehyde | ||
| DPT diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis |
GlaxoSmithKline
800.366.8900 X 5231 |
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed | formaldehyde,aluminum phosphate, ammonium sulfate, and thimerosal | washed sheep RBCs | |
| Dryvax smallpox (not licensed d/t expiration) |
Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556 |
live vaccinia virus, with "some microbial contaminants," according to the Working Group on Civilian Biodefense | polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate | glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar | vesicle fluid from calf skins |
| Engerix-B recombinant hepatitis B |
GlaxoSmithKline
800.366.8900 X 5231 |
genetic sequence of the hepatitis B virus that codes for the surface antigen (HbSAg), cloned into GMO yeast | aluminum hydroxide, and thimerosal | ||
| Fluvirin |
Medeva Pharmaceuticals 888.MEDEVA 716.274.5300 | influenza virus | neomycin, polymyxin | beta-propiolactone | chick embryonic fluid |
| FluShield |
Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556 |
trivalent influenza virus, types A&B | gentamicin sulphate | formadehyde,thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) | chick embryonic fluid |
| Havrix hepatitis A |
GlaxoSmithKline
800.366.8900 X 5231 |
hepatitis A virus | formalin,aluminum hydroxide, 2-phenoxyethanol, and polysorbate 20 | residual MRC5 proteins -human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue | |
| HiB
Titer Haemophilus
influenza
Type B |
Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556 |
Haemophilus
influenza
Type B, polyribosylribitol phosphate, yeast |
ammonium sulfate, thimerosal, and chemically defined yeast-based medium | ||
| Imovax |
Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463 | rabies virus adsorbed | neomycin sulfate | phenol red indicator | human albumin, human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
| IPOL |
Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463 | 3 types of polio viruses | neomycin, streptomycin, and polymyxin B | formaldehyde, and 2-phenoxyethenol | continuous line of monkey kidney cells |
| JE-VAX Japanese encephalitis |
Aventis
Pasteur
USA 800.VACCINE |
Nakayama-NIH
strain of Japanese
encephalitis virus, inactivated |
formaldehyde, polysorbate 80 (Tween-80), and thimerosal | mouse serum proteins, and gelatin | |
| LYMErix lyme |
GlaxoSmithKline 888-825-5249 |
recombinant
protein (OspA) from the outer surface of the spirochete
Borrelia
burgdorferi
|
kanamycin | aluminum hydroxide, 2-phenoxyethenol, phosphate buffered saline | |
| MMR measles - mumps - rubella |
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800.672.6372 |
measles, mumps, rubella live virus | neomycin | sorbitol | hydrolized gelatin, chick embryonic fluid, and human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
| M-R-Vax measles - rubella |
Merck
&
Co., Inc. 800.672.6372 |
measles, rubella live virus | neomycin | sorbitol | hydrolized gelatin, chick embryonic fluid, and human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
| Menomune meningococcal |
Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463 | freeze-dried
polysaccharide antigens
from
Neisseria
meningitidis
bacteria |
thimerosal | lactose | |
| Meruvax
I mumps |
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800.672.6372 |
mumps live virus | neomycin | sorbitol | hydrolized gelatin |
| NYVAC (new smallpox batch, not licensed) |
Aventis
Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE |
highly attenuated vaccinia virus | polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate | glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar | vesicle fluid from calf skins |
| Orimune oral polio |
Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556 |
3 types of polio viruses, attenuated | neomycin, streptomycin | sorbitol | monkey kidney cells and calf serum |
| Pneumovax Streptococcus
pneumoniae
|
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800.672.6372 |
capsular polysaccharides from polyvalent (23 types) pneumococcal bacteria | phenol | ||
| Prevnar Pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine |
Wyeth
Lederle 800.934.5556 |
saccharides
from capsular
Streptococcus
pneumoniae
antigens (7 serotypes) individually conjugated
to diphtheria CRM 197
protein |
aluminum phosphate, ammonium sulfate, soy protein, yeast | ||
| ProQuad measles, mumps, rubella and varicella |
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800.672.6372 |
live measles (Enders' attenuated Edmonston), mumps (Jeryl LynnTM), rubella (Wistar RA 27/3), and varicella (oka/Merck) strains of viruses | neomycin | monosodium L-glutamate (MSG), potassium chloride, potassium phosphate monobasic, potassium phosphate dibasic, sodium bicarbonate, sodium phosphate dibasic, sorbitol, and sucrose | human albumin, human diploid cells, residual components of MRC-5 cells including DNA and proteins, bovine serum, hydrolized gelatin, and chicken embryo |
| RabAvert rabies |
Chiron
Behring GmbH &
Company 510.655.8729 |
fixed-virus strain Flury LEP | neomycin, chlortetracycline, and amphotericin B | potassium glutamate, and sucrose | human albumin, bovine gelatin and serum "from source countries known to be free of bovine spongioform encephalopathy," and chicken protein |
| Rabies
Vaccine
Adsorbed |
GlaxoSmithKline
800.366.8900 X 5231 |
rabies virus adsorbed | beta-propiolactone, aluminum phosphate, thimerosal, and phenol red | rhesus monkey fetal lung cells | |
| Recombivax recombinant hepatitis B |
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800.672.6372 |
genetic sequence of the hepatitis B virus that codes for the surface antigen (HbSAg), cloned into GMO yeast | aluminum hydroxide, and thimerosal | ||
| RotaShield oral tetravalent rotavirus (recalled) |
Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556 |
1 rhesus monkey rotavirus, 3 rhesus-human reassortant live viruses | neomycin sulfate, amphotericin B | potassium monophosphate, potassium diphosphate, sucrose, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) | rhesus monkey fetal diploid cells, and bovine fetal serum |
| smallpox (not licensed due to expiration) 40-yr old stuff "found" in Swiftwater, PA freezer |
Aventis
Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE |
live vaccinia virus, with "some microbial contaminants," according to the Working Group on Civilian Biodefense | polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate | glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar | vesicle fluid from calf skins |
| smallpox (new, not licensed) |
Acambis,
Inc. 617.494.1339 in partnership with Baxter BioScience |
highly attenuated vaccinia virus | polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate | glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar | vesicle fluid from calf skins |
| TheraCys
BCG (intravesicle -not licensed in US for tuberculosis) |
Aventis
Pasteur USA USA 800.VACCINE |
live
attenuated strain of
Mycobacterium
bovis
|
monosodium glutamate (MSG), and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) | ||
| Tripedia diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis |
Aventis
Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE |
Corynebacterium
diphtheriae
and
Clostridium
tetani
toxoids and
acellular
Bordetella
pertussis
adsorbed |
aluminum potassium sulfate, formaldehyde, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) | gelatin, bovine extract US sourced | |
| Typhim
Vi typhoid |
Aventis
Pasteur USA SA 800.VACCINE |
cell
surface Vi polysaccharide from
Salmonella
typhi
Ty2 strain |
aspartame,phenol, and polydimethylsiloxane (silicone) | ||
| Varivax chickenpox |
Merck
& Co., Inc. 800.672.6372 |
varicella live virus | neomycin | phosphate, sucrose, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) | processed gelatin, fetal bovine serum, guinea pig embryo cells, albumin from human blood, and human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
| YF-VAX yellow fever |
Aventis
Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE |
17D strain of yellow fever virus | sorbitol | chick embryo, and gelatin | |
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