By Zachary Stieber A common adjuvant in vaccines is under scrutiny by a panel that has initiated multiple changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations this year. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) started looking at aluminum salts, an adjuvant in many vaccines recommended by U.S. authorities, members said on Dec. 5. “Infants receive multiple aluminum-containing […]
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A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins.
