What is a Subunit Vaccine?

What is a Subunit Vaccine?

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By Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc.Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.

Traditional vaccination approaches practically eradicated several extremely infectious diseases around the world.  Despite their success, these conventional approaches are insufficient in their ability to target many other important pathogens. To overcome these limitations, several alternative vaccination approaches, such as a subunit vaccine, have been developed.