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Today, Rina will receive her routine pentavalent vaccination, which protects against five diseases, including tetanus.
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Forbes.com,
1 May 2026
Indeed, about 14% of Gavi's portfolio consists of vaccines that contain thimerosal in multi-dose vials, including the 5 in 1 pentavalent vaccine, the DTP vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the hepatitis B vaccine.
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Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
Our foundation and other partners worked with two vaccine companies in India -- Biological E Limited and Serum Institute of India -- to develop a pentavalent vaccine that would be affordable everywhere.
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Bill Gates,
CNN,
13 Oct. 2021
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Forbes.com,
1 May 2026
Indeed, about 14% of Gavi's portfolio consists of vaccines that contain thimerosal in multi-dose vials, including the 5 in 1 pentavalent vaccine, the DTP vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and the hepatitis B vaccine.
—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
Our foundation and other partners worked with two vaccine companies in India -- Biological E Limited and Serum Institute of India -- to develop a pentavalent vaccine that would be affordable everywhere.
—
Bill Gates,
CNN,
13 Oct. 2021
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“Pentavalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentavalent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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pentavalent
adjective
pen·ta·va·lent
ˌpent-ə-ˈvā-lənt 
: having a valence of five
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