Td Or Tdap Vaccine Information Statement - What You Need To Know
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2VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENT
Td or Tdap
Vaccine
(Tetanus-Diphtheria or
Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis)
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• Children and adolescents who did not get a complete series
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Why get vaccinated?
of DTaP shots by age 7 should complete the series using a
combination of Td and Tdap.
Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis can be very serious diseases.
TETANUS (Lockjaw) causes painful muscle spasms and
Age 19 years and Older
• All adults should get a booster dose of Td every 10 years.
stiffness, usually all over the body.
• It can lead to tightening of muscles in the head and neck so
Adults under 65 who have never gotten Tdap should get a
dose of Tdap as their next booster dose. Adults 65 and older
the victim cannot open his mouth or swallow, or sometimes
may get one booster dose of Tdap.
even breathe. Tetanus kills about 1 out of 5 people who are
infected.
• Adults (including women who may become pregnant and
adults 65 and older) who expect to have close contact with
DIPHTHERIA can cause a thick membrane to cover the back
a baby younger than 12 months of age should get a dose of
of the throat.
• It can lead to breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure, and
Tdap to help protect the baby from pertussis.
even death.
• Healthcare professionals who have direct patient contact in
PERTUSSIS (Whooping Cough) causes severe coughing
hospitals or clinics should get one dose of Tdap.
spells which can lead to difficulty breathing, vomiting, and
Protection After a Wound
disturbed sleep.
• A person who gets a severe cut or burn might need a dose of
• It can lead to weight loss, incontinence, rib fractures and
passing out from violent coughing. Up to 2 in 100 adolescents
Td or Tdap to prevent tetanus infection. Tdap should be used
and 5 in 100 adults with pertussis are hospitalized or have
for anyone who has never had a dose previously. Td should
complications, including pneumonia and death.
be used if Tdap is not available, or for:
- anybody who has already had a dose of Tdap,
These three diseases are all caused by bacteria. Diphtheria and
- children 7 through 9 years of age who completed the
pertussis are spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the
childhood DTaP series, or
body through cuts, scratches, or wounds.
- adults 65 and older.
The United States saw as many as 200,000 cases a year of
Pregnant Women
diphtheria and pertussis before vaccines were available, and
• Pregnant women who have never had a dose of Tdap should
hundreds of cases of tetanus. Since then, tetanus and
get one, after the 20th week of gestation and preferably
diphtheria cases have dropped by about 99% and pertussis
during the 3rd trimester. If they do not get Tdap during their
cases by about 92%.
pregnancy they should get a dose as soon as possible after
delivery. Pregnant women who have previously received
Children 6 years of age and younger get DTaP vaccine to
Tdap and need tetanus or diphtheria vaccine while pregnant
protect them from these three diseases. But older children,
should get Td.
adolescents, and adults need protection too.
Tdap or Td may be given at the same time as other vaccines.
Vaccines for adolescents and
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adults: Td and Tdap
Some people should not be
Two vaccines are available to protect people 7 years of age and
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vaccinated or should wait
older from these diseases:
• Td vaccine has been used for many years. It protects
• Anyone who has had a life-threatening allergic reaction after
against tetanus and diphtheria.
a dose of any tetanus, diphtheria, or pertussis containing
• Tdap vaccine was licensed in 2005. It is the first
vaccine should not get Td or Tdap.
vaccine for adolescents and adults that protects against
• Anyone who has a severe allergy to any component of a
pertussis as well as tetanus and diphtheria.
vaccine should not get that vaccine. Tell your doctor if the
A Td booster dose is recommended every 10 years. Tdap is
person getting the vaccine has any severe allergies.
given only once.
• Anyone who had a coma, or long or multiple seizures within
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7 days after a dose of DTP or DTaP should not get Tdap,
Which vaccine, and when?
unless a cause other than the vaccine was found. These
Ages 7 through 18 years
people may get Td.
• A dose of Tdap is recommended at age 11 or 12. This dose
could be given as early as age 7 for children who missed one
or more childhood doses of DTaP.
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