The Revision Guide for Student Nurses (Part I)

Vaccines

QUESTIONS

  1. What is the difference between a live vaccine and an inactivated vaccine?
  2. Give 1 advantage of live vaccines over inactivated vaccines.
  3. Give 1 advantage of inactivated vaccines over live vaccines.
  4. What is a toxoid?
  5. What is an autogenous vaccine?
  6. How does a vaccine work?
  7. What is passive immunity?
  8. What is active immunity?