Live Vaccines

Although people usually think in terms of live vs inactivated vaccines, there are actually many other types of vaccines, including those made up of subunits of a virus or bacterial antigen, toxoid vaccines, conjugate vaccines, DNA vaccines, and recombinant vector vaccines.

Unlike those other vaccine types, live vaccines included a weakened version of a virus or bacteria.

For more information:


 * CDC - Types of Vaccines
 * Different Types of Vaccines
 * What You Need To Know About Live Vaccines
 * Live, Attenuated Vaccines
 * Vaccine Shedding: Should You Really Be Concerned?
 * Ask the Experts: Chickenpox Vaccine
 * Ask the Experts: MMR
 * Ask the Experts: Rotavirus Vaccines
 * CDC - Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (The Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine
 * Ask the Experts: Shingles Vaccine
 * WHO - Oral polio vaccine (OPV)
 * Vaccine Precautions and Contraindications
 * Immunization of Immunocompromised Persons
 * Vaccination During Cancer Treatment