This article is part of a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution. Learn more about vaccines – from how they work and how they’re made to ensuring safety and equitable access – in WHO’s Vaccines Explained series.What are the ingredients in a vaccine?Vaccines contain tiny fragments of the disease-causing organism or the…
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