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• Talk to your doctor if the person getting either vaccine:

• Fever over 102°F (rare)

- has epilepsy or another nervous system problem,

- had severe swelling or severe pain after a previous dose of

Tdap or Td

• Extensive swelling of the arm where the shot was given (up

DTP, DTaP, DT, Td, or Tdap vaccine, or

- has had Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS).

to about 3 in 100).

Severe Problems

Anyone who has a moderate or severe illness on the day the

shot is scheduled should usually wait until they recover before

(Unable to perform usual activities; required medical attention)

getting Tdap or Td vaccine. A person with a mild illness or

Tdap or Td

• Swelling, severe pain, bleeding and redness in the arm

low fever can usually be vaccinated.

where the shot was given (rare).

What are the risks from Tdap

A severe allergic reaction could occur after any vaccine. They

and Td vaccines?

are estimated to occur less than once in a million doses.

With a vaccine, as with any medicine, there is always a small

risk of a life-threatening allergic reaction or other serious

What if there is a severe reaction?

problem.

What should I look for?

Brief fainting spells and related symptoms (such as jerking

Any unusual condition, such as a severe allergic reaction or

a high fever. If a severe allergic reaction occurred, it would

movements) can happen after any medical procedure, includ-

ing vaccination. Sitting or lying down for about 15 minutes

be within a few minutes to an hour after the shot. Signs of

after a vaccination can help prevent fainting and injuries

a serious allergic reaction can include difficulty breathing,

caused by falls. Tell your doctor if the patient feels dizzy or

weakness, hoarseness or wheezing, a fast heart beat, hives,

light-headed, or has vision changes or ringing in the ears.

dizziness, paleness, or swelling of the throat.

Getting tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis disease would be much

What should I do?

more likely to lead to severe problems than getting either Td

• Call a doctor, or get the person to a doctor right away.

or Tdap vaccine.

• Tell your doctor what happened, the date and time it happened,

and when the vaccination was given.

Problems reported after Td and Tdap vaccines are listed below.

• Ask your provider to report the reaction by filing a Vaccine

Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) form. Or you can

Mild Problems

file this report through the VAERS website at

(Noticeable, but did not interfere with activities)

, or by calling 1-800-822-7967.

Tdap

• Pain (about 3 in 4 adolescents and 2 in 3 adults)

VAERS does not provide medical advice.

• Redness or swelling at the injection site (about 1 in 5)

• Mild fever of at least 100.4°F (up to about 1 in 25

The National Vaccine Injury

adolescents and 1 in 100 adults)

Compensation Program

• Headache (about 4 in 10 adolescents and 3 in 10 adults)

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)

• Tiredness (about 1 in 3 adolescents and 1 in 4 adults)

was created in 1986.

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach ache (up to 1 in 4

adolescents and 1 in 10 adults)

Persons who believe they may have been injured by a vaccine

can learn about the program and about filing a claim by calling

• Chills, body aches, sore joints, rash, swollen glands

1-800-338-2382 or visiting the VICP website at

(uncommon)

• Pain (up to about 8 in 10)

• Redness or swelling at the injection site (up to about 1 in 3)

How can I learn more?

• Mild fever (up to about 1 in 15)

• Your doctor can give you the vaccine package insert or

• Headache or tiredness (uncommon)

suggest other sources of information.

Moderate Problems

• Call your local or state health department.

(Interfered with activities, but did not require medical attention)

• Contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Tdap

- Call 1-800-232-4636 (1-800-CDC-INFO) or

• Pain at the injection site (about 1 in 20 adolescents and 1 in

- Visit CDC’s website at

100 adults)

• Redness or swelling at the injection site (up to about 1 in 16

adolescents and 1in 25 adults)

Vaccine Information Statement (Interim)

250

• Fever over 102°F (about 1 in 100 adolescents and 1 in

Td & Tdap Vaccines

adults)

• Headache (1 in 300)

1/24/2012

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach ache (up to 3 in 100

adolescents and 1 in 100 adults)

42 U.S.C. § 300aa-26

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