TYPES OF VACCINES IV: SUBUNIT VACCINE

4. Subunit Vaccine

We've finally come down to the last types of vaccines that are clinically used.

Subunit vaccine presents an antigen to he immune system without introducing viral particles, whole or otherwise. The method of production involves isolation of a specific protein from a virus or bacterium (like bacterial toxin) and administers by itself. However, this vaccine does have a weakness where isolated proteins may have different three-dimensional structure than its normal context. This will cause the induction of our antibodies and causing it to not recognise the infectious organism. Not to mention, subunit vaccine has a weaker antibody responses that other classes of vaccines.

Subunit Vaccine

Out of all 4 types of vaccine, I think this is the raddest looking one. It also somehow reminds me of being a child, this is probably just me I don't know. What are your thoughts? Share them with everyone.

Till then, pals!

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