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===[[Tdap]]=== | ===[[Tdap|Tetanus Vaccine Selection Guide]]=== | ||
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| Tdap(Adacel)^ | | Tdap(Adacel)^ | ||
| Td | | Td | ||
| ^Off label use but appears safe and immunogenic | | ^Off label use, but appears safe and immunogenic | ||
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| 11yrs - 16yrs | | 11yrs - 16yrs | ||
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'''Caveats''' | '''Caveats''' | ||
*Adolescents who have already gotten a booster dose of Td are encouraged to get a dose of Tdap as well. Waiting 5 years after their last Td is encouraged but not required. A period of at least 2 years between Td and Tdap is recommended in these cases. | *Adolescents who have already gotten a booster dose of Td are encouraged to get a dose of Tdap as well. Waiting 5 years after their last Td is encouraged but not required. A period of at least 2 years between Td and Tdap is recommended in these cases. | ||
*Pregnancy is not a contraindication to Tdap. | *Pregnancy is not a contraindication to Tdap. The only true contraindication to tetanus immunization is a history of neurologic or severe hypersensitivity to a previous dose. | ||
*Stable neurologic disorders and family history of vaccine reactions are not contraindications to receiving these vaccines. | *Stable neurologic disorders and family history of vaccine reactions are not contraindications to receiving these vaccines. | ||
*No vaccine has ever been shown to play any role in the development of autism or autism spectrum disorders. | *No vaccine has ever been shown to play any role in the development of autism or autism spectrum disorders. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:14, 6 February 2021
Tetanus Vaccine Selection Guide
| Age | If No Pertussis Contraindications | If Pertussis Contraindicated | Comments |
| 2mo - 7yrs | DTaP | DT | DT available from pharmacy |
| 7yrs - 10yrs | Td | Td | |
| 10yrs | Tdap(Adacel)^ | Td | ^Off label use, but appears safe and immunogenic |
| 11yrs - 16yrs | Tdap(Adacel) | Td | |
| 16yrs - 65 | Tdap(Adacel)^^ | Td | ^^Use Td if patient is known to have received prior Tdap |
| 65yrs + | Td |
Td |
Consider TIG for tetanus prone wound plus Td(tetanus immune globulin) |
Caveats
- Adolescents who have already gotten a booster dose of Td are encouraged to get a dose of Tdap as well. Waiting 5 years after their last Td is encouraged but not required. A period of at least 2 years between Td and Tdap is recommended in these cases.
- Pregnancy is not a contraindication to Tdap. The only true contraindication to tetanus immunization is a history of neurologic or severe hypersensitivity to a previous dose.
- Stable neurologic disorders and family history of vaccine reactions are not contraindications to receiving these vaccines.
- No vaccine has ever been shown to play any role in the development of autism or autism spectrum disorders.