You are here Home Glossary of technical terms Glossary of technical terms live vaccine Listen Print Share Twitter Facebook Email A vaccine containing live viruses or bacteria that are weakened (attenuated) to produce an immune response in the recipient without causing the serious effects of the disease. Page history Last updated 11 June 2018 Last reviewed 11 June 2018 Is there anything wrong with this page? Help us improve the Australian Immunisation Handbook What you were doing? (required) What went wrong? (required) Leave this field blank