Recombinant viral vaccines are produced using recombinant DNA technology and have advantages over traditional vaccines like simpler production and quality control, and safety when viruses are oncogenic or cannot be cultured. However, recombinant vaccines may be less immunogenic than conventional vaccines and require an adjuvant as well as a primary injection course followed by booster vaccines. The fermentation process for producing vaccines involves selecting cell banks, growing cells in culture with controlled temperature, pH and prevention of contamination, then freeze-drying the cells for storage.