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What is the meaning of the term "adjuvant" in the context of vaccines? is it just anything added...or must it help stimulate immunity???
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Adjuvants help: the vaccine work better. In the US, the most common ones used in human vaccines are aluminum compounds.
Answered 2/21/2015
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