Pentavalent vaccine explained

A pentavalent vaccine combines five vaccines into one dose. Pentavalent vaccines include:

• DTwP-HepB-Hib vaccine, used by UNICEF in low/middle income countries
• DTaP-IPV/Hib vaccine, used in the UK until 2017 (replaced by a hexavalent vaccine)
• DTaP-IPV-HepB vaccine, approved in the US