Infanrix (DTPa-Hib-IPV-HepB) is a combination vaccine. Which disease is NOT covered by this vaccine?

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Infanrix (DTPa-Hib-IPV-HepB) is a combination vaccine. Which disease is NOT covered by this vaccine?

Infanrix is a hexavalent vaccine that combines protection against six diseases in one shot: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, polio, and hepatitis B. The disease not covered by this vaccine is measles, because measles prevention relies on separate vaccines (such as MMR or MR) that contain measles antigens. So measles is not targeted by this combination vaccine, while diphtheria, Hib disease, and hepatitis B are included.

Infanrix is a hexavalent vaccine that combines protection against six diseases in one shot: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, polio, and hepatitis B. The disease not covered by this vaccine is measles, because measles prevention relies on separate vaccines (such as MMR or MR) that contain measles antigens. So measles is not targeted by this combination vaccine, while diphtheria, Hib disease, and hepatitis B are included.

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