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The pentavalent vaccine -- which protects against five diseases (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B) -- is a great example.
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Bill Gates, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
Medicines and equipment can easily go missing or expire–as 1.3 million doses of pentavalent vaccine (a kind of vaccine that protects against five diseases) did in Pakistan in 2015.
—Brian M. Till, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2017
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Bill Gates, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
Medicines and equipment can easily go missing or expire–as 1.3 million doses of pentavalent vaccine (a kind of vaccine that protects against five diseases) did in Pakistan in 2015.
—Brian M. Till, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2017
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“Pentavalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentavalent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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pentavalent
adjective
pen·ta·va·lent
ˌpent-ə-ˈvā-lənt 
: having a valence of five
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