VACCINE INGREDIENTSa 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 | |