The polio vaccine currently administered in the U.S., known as IPV, is an example of a(n) ________ vaccine

A) attenuated
B) whole inactivated
C) subunit
D) toxoid
E) recombinant


B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Immunization
Learning Outcome: 17.2

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