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A child receives the rotavirus vaccine. Which type of vaccine is it?

  1. Inactivated whole-virus vaccine
  2. Live attenuated oral vaccine
  3. Toxoid-based vaccine
  4. Recombinant subunit vaccine
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Correct answer: Live attenuated oral vaccine

Rotavirus vaccine is a live attenuated oral vaccine. It induces mucosal immunity in the gastrointestinal tract.

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