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

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The hepatitis B vaccine is a recombinant vaccine composed of a single antigen of the hepatitis virus. It contains a small part of the hepatitis B virus that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies against the virus, but it does not contain live virus.

What Type of Vaccine Is the Hepatitis B Vaccine