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The traditional ‘whole-cell’ vaccine is made from the whole germ, whereas the ‘acellular’ vaccine only contains parts of it. The whole-cell vaccines tend to provide better protection. At 2, 3 and 4 months there is little difference in side effects between whole-cell and acellular pertussis vaccines.
