Where can I find a list of ingredients in each vaccine?
Section 6 of the patient information leaflet lists ingredients in each vaccine. Ingredients of concern are aluminium (see associated article – Aluminium in vaccines – why does it matter), formaldehyde, sodium borate, polysorbate 80, triton x, hydrocortisone, MSG, gelatin, squalene, antibiotics, calf serum and human, animal and insect DNA as well as aborted foetal cells used to grow viruses.
| Vaccine | Ingredients as listed on patient information leaflets |
|---|---|
| Bexsero Men B |
Active substances: men B proteins (produced in E. coli cells by recombinant DNA technology) Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”2213″], (no amount given), [popup_anything id=”2221″], [popup_anything id=”3111″], [popup_anything id=”3109″], [popup_anything id=”3105″] |
| Boostrix Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis |
Active substances:diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid and pertussis toxoid adsorbed on [popup_anything id=”2213″] hydroxide and [popup_anything id=”2213″] phosphate.
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”4326″] and water for injections |
| Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 (Covid-19) |
Active substances: raxtozinameran Other ingredients: genetically modified mRNA, ((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate) (ALC-0315), 2-[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide (ALC-0159), 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC), cholesterol, trometamol, trometamol hydrochloride, [popup_anything id=”3109″], water for injections. |
| Fluenz (nasal flu shot) |
Active substances: Three strains of influenza virus propagated in fertilised hens’ eggs from healthy chicken flocks, produced in VERO cells by reverse genetic technology.
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”3109″], [popup_anything id=”3625″], [popup_anything id=”3625″], [popup_anything id=”3621″](porcine, Type A), [popup_anything id=”3622″], [popup_anything id=”3623″] and water for injections |
| Infanrix-Hexa 6 in 1 |
Active substances:Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis toxoids (adsorbed on [popup_anything id=”3622″]). Hepatitis B antigen (produced in [popup_anything id=”2124″](Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by recombinant DNA technology and adsorbed on aluminium phosphate, Poliovirus (inactivated) (propagated in [popup_anything id=”2120″]), Hib polysaccharide (adsorbed on aluminium hydroxide)
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”2213″], [popup_anything id=”2120″], [popup_anything id=”2124″], [popup_anything id=”2125″], [popup_anything id=”2126″], [popup_anything id=”2215″], [popup_anything id=”2217″], [popup_anything id=”2219″], [popup_anything id=”4326″], [popup_anything id=”2223″], [popup_anything id=”2225″], [popup_anything id=”2226″] |
| Influvac |
Active substances: Four strains of influenza virus propagated in embryonated chicken eggs
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”4327″], [popup_anything id=”3626″], [popup_anything id=”3625″], [popup_anything id=”4326″], calcium chloride dihydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate and water for injections. May also contain traces of eggs (such as [popup_anything id=”3624″], chicken proteins), [popup_anything id=”2125″], cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, [popup_anything id=”2983″] or [popup_anything id=”3577″], which are used during the manufacturing process |
| Konakion Vitamin K |
Active substances: synthetic vitamin K phytomenadione Other ingredients: glycocholic acid, [popup_anything id=”4794″], lecithin, [popup_anything id=”4793″] |
| Menjugate Men C |
Active substance: Neisseria meningitidis group C (strain C11) oligosaccharide chemically joined to Corynebacterium diphtheriae CRM197 protein. The active substance is adsorbed on [popup_anything id=”2213″] Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”2221″], [popup_anything id=”3111″]and water for injections |
| M-M-RvaxPro Measles, mumps, Rubella |
Active substances: measles and mumps virus (produced in chick embryo cells). Rubella virus (produced in WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts)
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”4786″], [popup_anything id=”4787″], [popup_anything id=”4789″], [popup_anything id=”3109″], [popup_anything id=”4790″], [popup_anything id=”2226″], [popup_anything id=”4791″] [popup_anything id=”3623″], [popup_anything id=”2215″], [popup_anything id=”4792″], [popup_anything id=”4802″], [popup_anything id=”4793″], [popup_anything id=”4794″], [popup_anything id=”4795″] |
| Nirsevimab RSV |
Active substances: nirsevimab monoclonal antibody
Other ingredients: L-histidine, L-histidine hydrochloride, L-arginine hydrochloride, [popup_anything id=”3109″], [popup_anything id=”2983″] |
| Nuvaxovid Covid |
Active substances: SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron JN.1) spike protein (produced in insect cells by recombinant DNA technology) Other ingredients: disodium hydrogen phosphate heptahydrate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate, disodium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, [popup_anything id=”4326″], [popup_anything id=”2983″], cholesterol, phosphatidylcholine (including all-rac-α-Tocopherol), [popup_anything id=”3626″], [popup_anything id=”4327″], [popup_anything id=”4794″] (for the adjustment of pH), [popup_anything id=”4793″] (for the adjustment of pH) |
| Prevenar 13 Pneumococcal |
Active substances: 13 types of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria adsorbed on aluminium phosphate
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”2213″], [popup_anything id=”2983″], [popup_anything id=”2985″], [popup_anything id=”2221″] |
| Quadrivalent Influenza |
Active substances: 4 strains of influenza virus propagated in embryonated chicken eggs Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”4326″], [popup_anything id=”4328″], [popup_anything id=”3624″], [popup_anything id=”2215″], [popup_anything id=”2125″], [popup_anything id=”4329″] |
| Rotarix Rotavirus |
Active substances: Human rotavirus strain (live, attenuated) (produced on vero cells)
Other ingredients: dextran, [popup_anything id=”4649″], and [popup_anything id=”3109″], Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium (DMEM) – [popup_anything id=”3623″], [popup_anything id=”4327″], magnesium sulfate, ferric (III) nitrate, [popup_anything id=”4787″], sodium pyruvate, D-[popup_anything id=”4648″], concentrated vitamin solution, L-cystine, L-tyrosine, amino acids solution, L-glutamine, calcium chloride, sodium hydrogenocarbonate and [popup_anything id=”4792″]) |
| Tetravac (4 in 1) Diphtheria, tetanus, polio, pertussis |
Active substances: purified diphtheria and tetanus toxoid, bordetella pertussis antigens adsorbed on aluminium hydroxide. Poliovirus (Inactivated) produced on [popup_anything id=”2120″]
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”2213″] hydroxide, [popup_anything id=”2120″], [popup_anything id=”2125″], phenoxyethanol, ethanol anhydrous, [popup_anything id=”2226″] Hanks without [popup_anything id=”4792″], acetic acid glacial and/or s[popup_anything id=”4794″] for pH adjustment in water for injection. |
| Varivax Chickenpox |
Active substances: live attenuated varicella virus (produced in MRC-5 human diploid cells).
Other ingredients: [popup_anything id=”3109″], hydrolysed [popup_anything id=”3621″], urea, [popup_anything id=”4326″], [popup_anything id=”3623″], anhydrous [popup_anything id=”3625″], [popup_anything id=”3626″], [popup_anything id=”4327″] and [popup_anything id=”2215″]. |