Which of the following vaccines under India's UIP is a live attenuated vaccine?

• A Hepatitis B vaccine
• B Inactivated Polio Vaccine
• C Pentavalent vaccine
• D Measles-Rubella vaccine ✓

Explanation

The Measles-Rubella vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine. Hepatitis B is a recombinant subunit vaccine. IPV is an inactivated killed vaccine. Pentavalent contains DPT toxoid and inactivated components, Hepatitis B recombinant antigen, and Hib conjugate, none of which are live. OPV and BCG are also live attenuated but are not listed here.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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