What type of vaccine is the hepatitis B vaccine?
A) a recombinant vaccine composed of a single antigen of the hepatitis virus
B) attenuated vaccine
C) a vaccine produced by treating the virus with formaldehyde
D) toxoid vaccine
E) inactivated whole pathogen

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The hepatitis B vaccine is a recombinant vaccine composed of a single antigen, the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), which is produced using recombinant DNA technology.

What Type of Vaccine Is the Hepatitis B Vaccine