Haemophilus capsule polysaccharide plus diphtheria toxoid is a(n)
A)inactivated whole-agent vaccine.
B)attenuated whole-agent vaccine.
C)conjugated vaccine.
D)subunit vaccine.
E)toxoid vaccine.

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Haemophilus capsule polysaccharide is a polysaccharide vaccine, which is not very immunogenic in young children. To improve the immunogenicity of this vaccine, it is conjugated with a carrier protein, which in this case is diphtheria toxoid. Therefore, Haemophilus capsule polysaccharide plus diphtheria toxoid is a conjugated vaccine.

Haemophilus Capsule Polysaccharide Plus Diphtheria Toxoid Is A(n)