VAQTA

VAQTA
A vaccine against hepatitis A made of killed hepatitis A virus to stimulate the body’s immune system to produce antibodies against the hepatitis A virus.

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(vakґtə) trademark for a preparation of hepatitis A vaccine inactivated.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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