# Vaccine Products in the Medicinal Product Hierarchy

<mark style="color:$danger;">**This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.**</mark>

The following sections apply to the vaccine product concepts in the |Medicinal product (product)| hierarchy in the International Release. In the International Release, vaccine products are those concepts with |Plays role (attribute) = |Active immunity stimulant role (role)|.

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Products that provide *passive* immunity should be modeled using the general Medicinal product guidance.
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See also the relevant section in Substances on [Antibodies and antigens](https://docs.snomed.org/education/snomed-ct-education-editorial-guide/readme/authoring/domain-specific-modeling/substance/substance-naming-and-modeling-conventions/guidelines-for-specific-substance-types/antibodies-and-antigens).

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[vaccine-product-top-level-groupers](https://docs.snomed.org/education/snomed-ct-education-editorial-guide/readme/authoring/domain-specific-modeling/pharmaceutical-and-biologic-product/medicinal-product/vaccine-products-in-the-medicinal-product-hierarchy/vaccine-product-top-level-groupers)
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[vaccine-product-containing-concepts](https://docs.snomed.org/education/snomed-ct-education-editorial-guide/readme/authoring/domain-specific-modeling/pharmaceutical-and-biologic-product/medicinal-product/vaccine-products-in-the-medicinal-product-hierarchy/vaccine-product-containing-concepts)
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[vaccine-product-containing-only-concepts](https://docs.snomed.org/education/snomed-ct-education-editorial-guide/readme/authoring/domain-specific-modeling/pharmaceutical-and-biologic-product/medicinal-product/vaccine-products-in-the-medicinal-product-hierarchy/vaccine-product-containing-only-concepts)
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