| Front | Identify the components of vaccine below ↓ |
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| Back | Hib vaccine ↓ Cell wall polysaccharide (polyribosylribitol) + Diphtheria or Tetanus protein toxoid Type is determined by the capsule so if strain has no capsule, strain cannot be "typed" ↓ Nontypeable H.influenzae doesn’t have a capsule and cannot be typed, hence not vaccinated against ↓ Hib vaccine made from typeable bug capsule will not protect against unencapsulated nontypeable H.influenzae strain |
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