Question

Which of the following vaccines should NOT be stored frozen? Group of answer choices Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Varicella vaccine Zoster vaccine live Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine

Answer 1

Answer:

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Explanation:

This is a liquid vaccine, and these types of vaccines should not be frozen, because if they do they lose their potency and no longer protect the individual from infections. In fact when these types off vaccines are frozen they can cause local reactions such as sterile abscesses.