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VACCINE INGREDIENTS

a representative sample

(this page originally found on www.informedchoice.info, and only copied here for my own reference)

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 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 B
Wyeth-Ayerst
800.934.5556
Haemophilus influenza 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, and 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  
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