Acellular Definition

Acellular Sentence Examples

• An acellular vaccine contains on parts of the cells which can produce immunity in a person receiving the vaccine.

• The acellular pertussis vaccine appears to greatly reduce the risk of unpleasant reactions to the vaccine, including high fever and discomfort following vaccination.

• A so-called "acellular pertussis" vaccine (aP) is usually used since its release in the mid-1990s.

• The vaccine used in the United States is actually multiple diphtheria and tetanus toxoids combined with acellular pertussis (DTaP).

• Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis, taken together, provides immunity against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough.