Vaccine Ingredients
In addition to the live, attenuated or inactive virus, pathogen or toxoid, the Zoster (Shingles – Zostavax) Refrigerator Stable vaccine contains the following ingredients:
- sucrose
- hydrolyzed porcine gelatin
- urea
- sodium chloride
- monosodium L-glutamate
- sodium phosphate dibasic
- potassium phosphate monobasic
- potassium chloride
- MRC-5 cells
- neomycin
- bovine calf serum
Source: CDC