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What are Tdap, Td and related vaccines?

April 26, 2017TD tdap vaccines

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What are Tdap, Td and related vaccines?

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1) Tdap vaccine is a booster shot to protect adolescents and adults against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). The name Tdap stands for T Tetanus toxoid d reduced diphtheria toxoid ap acellular pertussis vaccine Tdap is routinely administered on or after the 10th birthday. A dose of Tdap vaccine given on or after the 7th birthday meets the new school requirement. 2) Td vaccine, invented before Tdap, protects persons 7 years and older against tetanus and diphtheria. Td vaccine does not protect against pertussis and so does not meet the new school Tdap requirement. B) Vaccines for younger children: 3) DTaP vaccine protects infants and younger children against the same diseases – tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) – as the Tdap booster shot given at older ages. The DTaP vaccine is intended for children younger than 7 years of age. 4) DTP (or DPT) is an older version of the DTaP vaccine that is still given to young children outside of the United States. 5)