Which one should be used for an individual who has an immunodeficiency disease, and why?

What will be an ideal response?


The Salk vaccine should be used for immunocompromised individuals. Live attenuated vaccines carry a risk of mutational reversion in an immunocompromised host to a more virulent, disease-causing strain. This occurs because the virus is able to replicate at higher levels and acquire a significant number of mutations, some of which may lead to reversion to a pathogenic strain.

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