Which of the following statements about vaccines is NOT TRUE?
Correct Answer: Neomycin is preservative in BCG vaccine
Description: BCG vaccine contains a live attenuated strain derived from Mycobacterium bovis. It does not contain thiomersal or any other preservatives. It contains live organisms that have been attenuated. Traces of antibiotics like neomycin is used as a preservative in varicella, polio virus (IPV), MMR vaccines. Ref: Immunisation Against Infectious Diseases edited by David M. Salisbury, Mary Ramsay, Karen Noakes, 2006, Page 394.
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