Common vaccine ingredients include the antigen (the live or killed virus, bacteria or toxoid; amount of endotoxin may vary, see below), inactivating chemical used to kill or weaken the virus or bacteria (e.g. formaldehyde), preservatives to prevent contamination (e.g. thimerosal/mercury, 2-phenoxyethanol and phenol), adjuvants to invoke a stronger immune response (e.g. aluminum, size can vary even among similar compounds), stabilizers to increase shelf life and transport (MSG, fetal bovine serum, human serum albumin, pig gelatin, sugars) antibiotics used to prevent bacteria contamination (e.g. neomycin, streptomycin, polymyxin B, 2-phenoxyethanol), and other additives (e.g. egg proteins, yeast, sodium borate, polysorbate 80 (tween 80), hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride, sodium hydroxide). There can also be other trace amounts of the cell culture medium from the manufacturing process, which is used to ‘grow’ the vaccine antigens (*egg protein, monkey kidneys, mouse brains, human (fetal) diploid cells, chick embryos, pigs, bovine/cows, yeast, etc.)
The table below is organized by the amount of vaccines in one shot (single, double, triple, etc.)
*Some flu vaccines and yellow fever vaccine have egg proteins in vaccine. People who have severe egg allergies should be vaccinated in a medical setting and be supervised by a health care professional who can recognize and manage severe allergic conditions.
Single vaccines
| Disease | vaccine | Mercury | Al | Other, Inactive Ingredients | Growth Mediums | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flu shot | 2020/21 CDC Influenza Vaccines. Over 9 brands in over 15 types of presentation. link | 6 month olds may receive up to 25 mcg of mercury in one flu shot. click on link for more details | CDC vaccine ingredients | 6months and older | ||
| Hep B | Engerix B (1989, GSK) | 12mcg/dose from 89′-2002; phased out in 2002. | 250 mcg AH, (500 mcg adult dose) | aluminum hydroxide, yeast protein, sodium chloride, disodium phosphate dihydrate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate | S. cerevisiae cells/yeast | 3 doses: birth, 2, 6 months |
| Recombivax (1986, Merck) | 12mcg/dose 89′-2002; phased out in 2002. | 250 mcg AH & AAHS, (500 mcg adult dose) | formaldehyde, potassium aluminum sulfate, amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, yeast protein | Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) on a complex fermentation medium which consists of an extract of yeast, soy peptone, dextrose, amino acids and mineral salts. | 3 doses: birth, 2, 6 months. New Zealand stopped giving Merck’s Hep B vaccine. | |
| Polio (inactivated) | Ipol (Sanfori) | calf bovine serum albumin, 2-phenoxyethanol, formaldehyde, neomycin, streptomycin, polymyxin B, M-199 medium | The three strains of poliovirus are individually grown in vero cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney. The Eagle MEM modified medium is supplemented with newborn calf bovine serum, and then in M-199. | 5 doses: 2, 4 6-18 months, 4-6 yrs | ||
| Cervical Cancer | Gardasil9 (2014, Merck) | 250mcg AAHS * Some claim later version have 500mcg AAHS | amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, sodium chloride, L-histidine, polysorbate 80, sodium borate, yeast protein | Fermentation process using recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast), involves growth on a chemically-defined fermentation media of vitamins, amino acids, mineral salts, and carbohydrates. The antigens are detached from the yeast cells and purified by a series of chemical and physical methods. The purified antigens are adsorbed on an aluminum adjuvant (AAHS). | 2-3 doses: can start at 9 yrs | |
| Haemophilus b Conjugate, Hib | PedvaxHIB (1990, Merck) | 25mcg/dose from 90′-2002; phased out in 2002. Suspended in 2009. Link. Is now available. | 225mcg | amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, sodium chloride | The hib antigen (PRP) is covalently bound to an outer membrane protein complex (OMPC) of the B11 strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. PRP and OMPC are grown in complex fermentation media. Synthetic or semisynthetic medium. | 3 doses: 2, 4, 12-15 months |
| ActHib (1993, Sanofi) | 25mcg/dose from 93′-2002; phased out in 2002. | 24 mcg of inactivated tetanus toxoid, sodium chloride, formaldehyde, sucrose | The hib antigen (PRP) is grown in a semi-synthetic medium, and covalently bound to tetanus toxoid (TT). The TT is grown in a modified Mueller and Miller medium (beef heart, pancreatic digested milk casein, iron) | 4 doses: 2, 4, 6, 12-15 months | ||
| Hiberix (2009, GSK) | 25 mcg of tetanus toxoid, formaldehyde, sodium chloride, lactose | The PRP is “grown in a synthetic medium that undergoes heat inactivation and purification. The tetanus toxin, prepared from Clostridium tetani grown in a semi-synthetic medium, is detoxified with formaldehyde and purified. The PRP is covalently bound to the tetanus toxoid. After purification, the conjugate is lyophilized in the presence of lactose as a stabilizer. | 4 doses: 2, 4, 6, 12-15 months | |||
| RotaVirus | RotaTeq (2006, Merck) | live virus, oral | sucrose, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 80, cell culture media, fetal bovine serum, and [DNA from porcine (pig) circoviruses (PCV) 1 and PCV2 , associated with severe sickness in pigs] | Five live virus strains isolated from human and (cow) hosts and propagated in Vero cells (African green monkey kidney epithelial cells) In the manufacturing process a porcine (pig)-derived material is used. DNA from pig viruses (PCV) 1 and (PVC) 2 were detected 4 years after licensure in 2010. (PVC2 is associated with PCVAD disease in pigs.) | 3 doses: 2, 4, 6 months | |
| RotaRix (2008, GKS) | live virus, oral | Dextran, Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium, sorbitol, sucrose, calcium carbonate, sterile water, xanthan, and Pig- virus circovirus type 1 (PCV- 1). | A live, weakened virus derived from the human 89-12 strain which belongs to G1P[8] type. The rotavirus strain is propagated on Vero cells ( African green monkey kidney epithelial cells) In the manufacturing process, porcine (pig)-derived materials are used. Porcine circovirus type 1 (PCV-1) is present. Pig virus. | 2 doses: 2, 4 months | ||
| Pneumococcal | PPSV-23 – Pneumovax (1983, Merck) | “0.5-mL dose of vaccine contains 25 micrograms of each polysaccharide type in isotonic saline solution containing 0.25% phenol as a preservative.” | bovine protein. “is a sterile, liquid vaccine consisting of a mixture of purified capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae types (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F , 8, 9N, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 17F, 18C, 19F, 19A, 20, 22F, 23F, and 33F). PNEUMOVAX23 is a clear, colorless solution. see insert, description 11. | 50 yrs and older, See CDC guidelines | ||
| Prevnar 13 (2010, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) | CRM197 carrier protein, polysorbate 80, succinate buffer, aluminum phosphate | “capsular antigens of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, and 23F, individually linked to non-toxic diphtheria CRM197 protein. Each serotype is grown in soy peptone broth. The individual polysaccharides are purified through centrifugation, precipitation, ultrafiltration, and column chromatography. The polysaccharides are chemically activated to make saccharides, which are directly conjugated by reductive amination to the protein carrier CRM197, to form the glycoconjugate. CRM197 is a nontoxic variant of diphtheria toxin isolated from cultures of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain C7 (β197) grown in a casamino acids and yeast extract-based medium or in a chemically-defined medium.” insert, 11 description. | 4 doses: 2, 4, 6, 12–15 months | |||
| *Prevnar (PCV7) | ||||||
| Chickenpox | Varivax, frozen (1995, Merck) | live virus | MRC-5 human diploid cells (DNA & protein) sucrose, hydrolyzed gelatin, sodium chloride, monosodium L-glutamate, sodium phosphate dibasic, sodium phosphate monobasic, potassium phosphate monobasic, potassium chloride, EDTA, neomycin, fetal bovine serum | “The virus was initially obtained from a child with wild-type varicella, then introduced into human embryonic lung cell cultures, adapted to and propagated in embryonic guinea pig cell cultures and finally propagated in human diploid cell cultures (WI-38) and in human diploid cell cultures (MRC-5). Lyophilized preparation using sucrose, phosphate, glutamate, and processed gelatin as stabilizers. | 2 doses: 12 months- 4-6 yrs | |
| Varivax, refrigerator Stable (1995, Merck) | live virus | MRC-5 human diploid cells, including DNA & protein, sucrose, hydrolyzed gelatin, sodium chloride, monosodium L-glutamate, urea, sodium phosphate dibasic, potassium phosphate monobasic, potassium chloride, neomycin, bovine calf serum | See above | 2 doses: 12 months- 4-6 yrs | ||
| Meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y vaccine | Menactra (2005, Sanfori) Menomune | Multi-dose contains 24.5 mcg | sodium phosphate-buffered isotonic sodium chloride solution, formaldehyde, diphtheria toxoid | “antigens individually conjugated to diphtheria toxoid protein. N meningitidis strains are cultured on Mueller Hinton agar and grown in Watson Scherp media containing casamino acid. | 2 doses: 11–12 years, 16 years | |
| Menveo (2010, GSK) | formaldehyde, CRM197 protein | “contains N. meningitidis serogroup A, C, Y, and W-135 oligosaccharides conjugated individually to Corynebacterium diphtheriae CRM197 protein…N. meningitidis strains A, C, Y, and W-135 are each cultured and grown on Franz Complete medium and treated with formaldehyde.” See insert, 11. description. | 2 doses: 11–12 years, 16 years | |||
| Meningococcal B | Bexero (2015, GSK) | 1.5 mg aluminum hydroxide | aluminum hydroxide, sodium chloride, histidine, sucrose, kanamycin | “formulated to contain 50 micrograms each of recombinant proteins Neisserial adhesin A (NadA), Neisserial Heparin Binding Antigen (NHBA), and factor H binding protein (fHbp), 25 micrograms of Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMV)The NHBA component is a recombinant fusion protein comprised of NHBA (peptide 2)5 and accessory protein 953 derived from N. meningitidis strains NZ98/254 and 2996, respectively” | 16–18 years: 2-dose series at least 1 month apart. | |
| Trumenba (2014, Pfizer) | 250mcg | polysorbate 80, aluminum phosphate, histidine buffered saline | “The proteins are individually produced in E. coli. Production strains are grown in defined fermentation growth media to a specific density. The recombinant proteins are extracted from the production strains and purified through a series of column chromatography steps.” | 16–18 years: 2-dose series at least 6 months apart. | ||
| Hep A | Havrix (1995, GSK) | 1995-2002 | 250mcg, (500mcg adult dose) | MRC-5 cellular proteins, formalin, aluminum hydroxide, amino acid supplement, phosphate-buffered saline solution, polysorbate 20, neomycin sulfate, aminoglycoside antibiotic | “The antigen is propagated in MRC-5 human diploid cells. From the manufacturing process, HAVRIX also contains residual MRC-5 cellular proteins (not more than 5 mcg/mL), formalin (not more than 0.1 mg/mL), and neomycin sulfate (not more than 40 ng/mL), an aminoglycoside antibiotic included in the cell growth media.” | 2 doses: 12, 18 months |
| Vaqta (1996, Merck) | 1995-2002 | 250mcg, (450mcg adult dose) | amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, non-viral protein, DNA, bovine albumin, formaldehyde, neomycin, sodium borate, sodium chloride, other process chemical residuals | “whole virus grown in cell culture in human MRC-5 diploid fibroblasts. The virus is grown, harvested, purified by a combination of physical and high performance liquid chromatographic techniques, formalin inactivated, and then adsorbed onto amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate.” | 2 doses: 12, 18 months | |
| Tetanus | *TTa |
2 combo vaccines
| Disease | vaccine | Mercury | Al | Other, Inactive Ingredients | Growth Mediums | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hep A/ Hep B | Twinrix (2001, GSK) | 450 mcg/1mL dose | MRC-5 cellular proteins, formalin, aluminum phosphate, aluminum hydroxide, amino acids, sodium chloride, phosphate buffer, polysorbate 20, neomycin sulfate, yeast protein, water | “hepatitis A virus is propagated in MRC-5 human diploid cells and inactivated with formalin. The purified HBsAg is obtained by culturing genetically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells, which carry the surface antigen gene of the hepatitis B virus. Bulk preparations of each antigen are adsorbed separately onto aluminum salts and then pooled during formulation.” | 3 doses: 18 yrs older | |
| Hib, Hep B | Comvax, link (1996, Merck) | May have previously had Hg. | 225mcg | a fragment (small section) of Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria, linked to a protein, surface protein of the hepatitis B virus, derived from genetically engineered yeast cells, aluminium hydroxide, borax, sedum chloride. | recombinant yeast cultures | 3 doses: 2, 4, 12-15 months |
| Diptheria, Tetanus | DT (1997, Sanofi) | *Trace Levels, link | 1500 mcg | aluminum phosphate, isotonic sodium chloride, formaldehyde, thimerosal | “Diphtheria toxoid is prepared from the toxin produced during the growth of a selected strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae grown with aeration in submerged culture.” see insert. | 5 doses: 2, 4, 6, 12 months, 4-6 yrs |
3 combo vaccines
| Disease | vaccine | Mercury | Al | Other, Inactive Ingredients | Growth Medium | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis (DTaP) | Infarix (1997, GSK) | * | 625 mcg | formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, sodium chloride, polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) | “The diphtheria toxin is produced by growing Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) in Fenton medium containing a bovine extract. Tetanus toxin is produced by growing Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) in a modified Latham medium derived from bovine casein. The acellular pertussis antigens (PT, FHA, and pertactin) are isolated from Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) culture grown in modified Stainer-Scholte liquid medium. | 5 doses: 2, 4, 6, 12 months, 4-6 yrs |
| Daptacel (2002, Sanofi) | * | 330mcg | aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, 2-phenoxyethanol | “The acellular pertussis vaccine components are produced from Bordetella pertussis cultures 298 grown in Stainer-Scholte medium modified by the addition of casamino acids and 299 dimethyl-beta-cyclodextrin. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is grown in modified Mueller’s growth medium. Clostridium tetani is grown in modified Mueller-Miller casamino acid medium 308 without beef heart infusion.” | 5 doses: 2, 4, 6, 12 months, 4-6 yrs | |
| Tripedia, link (1992, Aventis/Sanofi) | * <.1-.3mg | 170mcg | See insert | “Corynebacterium diphtheriae cultures are grown in a modified Mueller and Miller medium.1 Clostridium tetani cultures are grown in a peptone-based medium containing a bovine extract. The meat used in this medium is US sourced. Both toxins are detoxified with formaldehyde. The acellular pertussis vaccine components are isolated from culture fluids of Phase 1 Bordetella pertussis grown in a modified Stainer-Scholte medium. | 5 doses: 2, 4, 6, 12 months, 4-6 yrs | |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella | MMR II (1978, Merck) | live viruses | vitamins, amino acids, fetal bovine serum, sucrose, glutamate, recombinant human albumin, neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolyzed gelatin, sodium phosphate, sodium chloride, WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts | Measles and mumps are propagated in chick embryo cell culture. “Rubella is propagated in in WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts. The cells, virus pools, recombinant human serum albumin and fetal bovine serum used in manufacturing …” | 2 doses: 12 months, 4-6 y (this rec. has changed over the years. See Vaccine History.) |
4 combo vaccines
| Disease | vaccine | Mercury | Al | Other, Inactive Ingredients | Growth Medium | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis) Polio-IPV | Kinrix (2008, GSK) | 600mcg | <100 mcg of residual formaldehyde, <100 mcg of polysorbate 80 (Tween 80), aluminum hydroxide, 4.5 mg sodium chloride, <0.05 ng neomycin sulfate and <0.01 ng polymyxin B. | Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) in Fenton medium containing a bovine extract. Tetanus toxin is produced by growing Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) in a modified Latham medium derived from bovine casein. (B. pertussis) culture grown in modified Stainer-Scholte liquid medium. Each of the 3 strains of poliovirus is individually grown in VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells, cultivated on microcarriers. Calf serum and lactalbumin hydrolysate are used during VERO cell culture and/or virus culture. | Min age: 4 yrs (5th dose of DTaP series) | |
| Quadracel (2016, Sanofi) | 1500mcg AP/ 330mcg aluminum | formaldehyde, aluminum phosphate, 2-phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, glutaraldehyde, neomycin, polymyxin B sulfate, bovine serum albumin | “Corynebacterium diphtheriae is grown in modified Mueller’s growth medium. Clostridium tetani is grown in modified Mueller-Miller casamino acid medium without beef heart infusion. Bordetella pertussis cultures grown in Stainer-Scholte medium (3) modified by the addition of casamino acids and dimethyl-beta- cyclodextrin. The Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 polioviruses are individually grown in Vero cells (a continuous line of monkey kidney cells). Prior to viral propagation, the cells are grown in Iscove’s medium, supplemented with calf serum. For viral propagation, the culture medium is replaced by M199 medium without calf serum.” | Min age: 4 yrs (5th dose of DTaP series) | ||
| DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis) Hib | TriHIBit | Trace levels | See insert | grown in a semi-synthetic medium. and formalin inactivation of the toxin from cultures of Clostridium tetani (Harvard strain) grown in a modified Mueller and Miller medium. | ||
| Measles, Mumps, rubella (MMR) + Chickpox | ProQuad Frozen: Recombinant Albumin (RHA) (2005, Merck) | live virus | MRC-5 cells including DNA and protein, sucrose, hydrolyzed gelatin, sodium chloride, sorbitol, monosodium L-glutamate, sodium phosphate dibasic, recombinant human albumin, sodium bicarbonate, potassium phosphate monobasic, potassium chloride; potassium phosphate dibasic, neomycin, bovine calf serum | “Measles Virus Vaccine Live… propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Mumps Virus Vaccine Live, the Jeryl LynnTM (B level) strain of mumps virus propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Rubella Virus Vaccine Live, the Wistar RA 27/3 strain of live attenuated rubella virus propagated in WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts; and (2) Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka/Merck), the Oka/Merck strain of varicella-zoster virus propagated in MRC-5 cells. The cells, virus pools, bovine serum, and recombinant human albumin used in manufacturing…” | 2 doses: 12-15 months, 4-6 years | |
| ProQuad Frozen: Human Serum Albumin (HSA) (2005, Merck) | live virus | MRC-5 cells including DNA and protein, sucrose, hydrolyzed gelatin, sodium chloride, sorbitol, monosodium L-glutamate, sodium phosphate dibasic, human albumin, sodium bicarbonate, potassium phosphate monobasic, potassium chloride; potassium phosphate dibasic, neomycin, bovine calf serum | “Measles Virus Vaccine Live… propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Mumps Virus Vaccine Live, the Jeryl LynnTM (B level) strain of mumps virus propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Rubella Virus Vaccine Live, the Wistar RA 27/3 strain of live attenuated rubella virus propagated in WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts; and (2) Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka/Merck), the Oka/Merck strain of varicella-zoster virus propagated in MRC-5 cells. The cells, virus pools, bovine serum, and human albumin used in manufacturing | 2 doses: 12-15 months, 4-6 years | ||
| ProQuad (Refrigerator Stable) (2005, Merck) | live virus | MRC-5 cells including DNA and protein, sucrose, hydrolyzed gelatin, urea, sodium chloride, sorbitol, monosodium L-glutamate, sodium phosphate, recombinant human albumin, sodium bicarbonate, potassium phosphate, potassium chloride, neomycin, bovine serum albumin | “Measles Virus Vaccine Live… propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Mumps Virus Vaccine Live, the Jeryl LynnTM (B level) strain of mumps virus propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Rubella Virus Vaccine Live, the Wistar RA 27/3 strain of live attenuated rubella virus propagated in WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts; and (2) Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka/Merck), the Oka/Merck strain of varicella-zoster virus propagated in MRC-5 cells. The cells, virus pools, bovine serum, and recombinant human albumin used in manufacturing…” | 2 doses: 12-15 months, 4-6 years |
5 combo vaccines
| Disease | vaccine | Mercury | Al | Other, Inactive Ingredients | Growth Medium | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis) Polio-IPV, Hep B | Pediarix (2002, GSK) | 850 mcg (AH, AP) | <100 mcg of residual 400 formaldehyde and <100 mcg of polysorbate 80 (Tween 80), aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, sodium chloride, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B, yeast protein | Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) in Fenton medium containing a bovine extract. Tetanus toxin is produced by growing Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) in a modified Latham medium derived from bovine casein. Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) culture grown in modified Stainer-Scholte liquid medium. hepatitis B surface antigen is obtained by culturing genetically engineered accharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) cells, which carry the surface antigen gene of the hepatitis B virus, in synthetic medium. Each of the 3 strains of poliovirus is individually grown in VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells, cultivated on microcarriers. Calf serum and lactalbumin hydrolysate are used during VERO cell 384 culture and/or virus culture.” | 3 doses: 2, 4, 6, months | |
| DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis) Polio-IPV, Hib | Pentacel (2008, Sanfori) | 330mcg | aluminum phosphate, polysorbate 80, sucrose, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, bovine serum albumin, 2-phenoxyethanol, neomycin, polymyxin B sulfate | Corynebacterium diphtheriae is grown in modified Mueller’s growth medium. Clostridium tetani is grown in modified Mueller-Miller casamino acid medium without beef heart infusion. Bordetella pertussis cultures grown in Stainer-Scholte medium modified by the addition of casamino acids and dimethyl-beta- 310 cyclodextrin. Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 polioviruses are individually grown in Vero cells (a continuous line of monkey kidney cells). Prior to viral propagation, the cells are grown in Iscove’s medium, supplemented with calf serum. For viral propagation, the culture medium is replaced by M199 medium without calf serum. Haemophilus influenzae type b strain 1482 grown in a semi-synthetic medium. cultures of Clostridium tetani (Harvard strain) grown in a modified Mueller and Miller medium. | 4 doses: 2, 4, 6, 15-18 months |
6 combo vaccines
| Disease | vaccine | Mercury | Al | Other, Inactive Ingredients | Growth Medium | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis) Polio-IPV, Hep B, Hib | *Vaxelis (2018, Merck) | 319 mcg | polysorbate 80, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, bovine serum albumin, neomycin, streptomycin sulfate, polymyxin B sulfate, ammonium thiocyanate, yeast protein, aluminum | Corynebacterium diphtheriae is grown in modified Mueller’s growth medium. Clostridium tetani is grown in modified Mueller-Miller casamino acid medium without beef heart infusion. The Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 polioviruses are individually grown in Vero (monkey kidneys) cells. HBsAg antigen is harvested and purified from fermentation cultures of a recombinant strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing the gene for the adw subtype of HBsAg. The recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae is grown in a fermentation medium which consists of an extract of yeast, soy peptone, dextrose, amino acids, and mineral salts. Haemophilus b, Ross strain) is conjugated to an OMPC of the B11 strain of N. meningitidis serogroup B. H. influenzae type b is grown in a fermentation medium which includes an extract of yeast, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, hemin chloride, soy peptone, dextrose, and mineral salts. | 2, 4, 6 months Bordetella pertussis cultures grown in Stainer-Scholte medium (5) modified by the addition of casamino acids and dimethyl-beta- cyclodextrin. |
Boosters
| Disease | vaccine | Mercury | Al | Other, Inactive Ingredients | Growth Medium | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Td (Diphtheria, Tetanus) | Tenivac (2003, Sanfori) | 330mcg | aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, sodium chloride, water | See Insert | 7yrs and older. Can be used as primary immunization (3 doses: 2 doses given 2 months apart. 3rd dose 6-8 months after 2nd dose.) Booster every 10 years. | |
| TDVAX (Massbiologics) | Trace levels | 530mcg | aluminum phosphate, 100 mcg formaldehyde, .3mcg thimerosal | See Insert | See above or insert. | |
| Decavac, other link (Aventis/Sanfori, 1955) | Trace levels | 280mcg | formaldehyde, thimerosal, aluminum potassium sulfate, sodium chloride | See Insert | 7yrs and older | |
| Tdap (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis) | Adacel (2005, Sanfori) | 330 mcg | aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, 2-phenoxyethanol, glutaraldehyde, water | See Insert | 10-64 yrs | |
| Boostrix (2005, GSK) | 390mcg | formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, sodium chloride, polysorbate 80 | See Insert | |||
| *Tetanus | TT booster |
Click here for an updated list by CDC of vaccine ingredients.
There are other vaccines recommended and available (typhoid, yellow fever, small pox, rabies, zoster (shingles), ebola, anthrax, cholera, dengue, tice, japanese encephalitis (contains mercury), adenovirus.)
Accuracy of Vaccine Labels?
Almost no one reads to labels of a vaccine. Those who do are still not getting the full story. Labels are not always accurate. Animal viruses have been discovered years after the vaccine has been made available to the public. Micro amounts of mercury can be classified as zero and are not qualified nor disclosed. Endotoxin levels can vary from bottle to bottle. Degradation products are not identified.
DTP Endotoxin Levels (1970-90’s)
Adult volunteers received 4ng/kg. However, based on antigen fluctuations between bottles and calculating for body weight, an infant could receive 25 to 672.5x more endotoxin than the amount an adult volunteer would get.
Degradation Products of a “Live Virus” Vaccine are NOT Identified
*Live virus vaccines include all MMR vaccines, Varacilla (chickenpox), rotavirus, and combo shots with those vaccines.
