The mother of an immunocompromised child expresses concern that her child will "catch" a disease from the scheduled vaccination. Which vaccines should be administered to this child as they carry no risk for acquiring the infection?

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Toxoid vaccines (A), killed virus vaccines (B), and immunoglobulins (E) are safe for immunocompromised individuals because they cannot cause the disease they are meant to protect against. Toxoid and killed virus vaccines contain inactivated bacteria or viruses, respectively, which cannot replicate, while immunoglobulins are antibodies given directly to provide immediate protection. Live virus vaccines (C) and attenuated vaccines (D) contain live organisms that could potentially cause disease in an immunocompromised individual and are generally avoided in this population.

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