State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

UPPCS · Question 138

Which type of vaccine protects against Diphtheria?

  1. Toxoid
  2. Live-attenuated
  3. mRNA
  4. Viral vector
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Answer: (A) Toxoid

Explanation

Diphtheria (and tetanus) vaccines are toxoids, i.e. inactivated bacterial toxins.