Vaccines containing human DNA? Which ones...

[WhiteHorse]

Does anyone know which vaccines contain human DNA? I saw an article about this, but somehow I lost it. TIA!

[WhiteHorse]

Anyone?

[lovebeingamomma]

from my research there are no vaccines containing human DNA, the closest you get to that is with the Varicilla vaccine, which uses human tissue as a growth medium, but it's not actually in the vaccination.  There are a number of vaccines that contain animal byproduct, but not human.

[ma2two]

chickenpox: "residual components of MRC-5 cells including DNA and protein"

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM142813.pdf

shingles: "residual components of MRC-5 cells including DNA and protein"

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM132831.pdf

[Marnica]

In addition to chickenpox vax - the following vaccines are manufactured using human diploid cells or human serum

Hepatitis A vaxes (havarix and vaqta)

Twinrix (Hep A/HepB combo)

MMR-II (human serum albumin)

MMRV (proquad)

Rabies (imovax)

[ma2two]

Also, Pentacel (DTaP/polio/Hib).

Originally Posted by Marnica 

In addition to chickenpox vax - the following vaccines are manufactured using human diploid cells or human serum

Hepatitis A vaxes (havarix and vaqta)

Twinrix (Hep A/HepB combo)

MMR-II (human serum albumin)

MMRV (proquad)

Rabies (imovax)

[Marnica]

Originally Posted by ma2two 

Also, Pentacel (DTaP/polio/Hib).

ah yes - The polio portion is grown on MRC-5 cells. This is the only combo vax with IPV in it grown on human cells. The 2 others and IPOL are grown on VERO monkey kidney cells