Vaccine
Vaccine
Components (19:15)
The vaccine
is provided as a freeze-dried powder in a 100 dose vial. The original
diluent contained 50% glycerin, 0.25% phenol in sterile water for
injection, 0.005% brilliant green. (22:V6:6) The
Dryvax diluent used to reconstitute the vaccine is 50% glycerin,
and contains the antibiotics polymyxin B, streptomycin, tetracycline
and neomycin, and a small amount of phenol as a preservative. The
newer cell culture vaccines do not contain antibiotics.

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