Hexavalent vaccine
Single vaccine protecting against six individual diseases / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A hexavalent vaccine, or 6-in-1 vaccine, is a combination vaccine with six individual vaccines conjugated into one, intended to protect people from multiple diseases.[1][4] The term usually refers to the children's vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, haemophilus B, and hepatitis B,[1][4] which is used in more than 90 countries around the world including in Europe, Canada, Australia, Jordan, and New Zealand.[1][5]
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Trade names | Infanrix hexa, Hexyon, Vaxelis, Hexacima, others |
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Routes of administration | Intramuscular |
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