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A new vaccine, referred to as Tdap, is available to help protect adolescents against this disease.
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Tdap contains lesser quantities of diphtheria and pertussis proteins; for this reason, Tdap is much less likely than DTaP to cause side effects such as pain, redness and tenderness in adolescents.
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The new vaccine, called Tdap, is different from the DTaP vaccine currently given to babies and young children.
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Cherry a mentor, said he would not usually recommend an off-label Tdap shot for a senior.
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But immunity begins to wane by five to 10 years after the last childhood pertussis vaccine dose, which means children should get a combined booster vaccination for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis called Tdap at age 11 or 12.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Coughing Up the Facts on Pertussis (Whooping Cough) 2010
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But immunity begins to wane by five to 10 years after the last childhood pertussis vaccine dose, which means children should get a combined booster vaccination for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis called Tdap at age 11 or 12.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Coughing Up the Facts on Pertussis (Whooping Cough) 2010
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Those vaccines, known as Tdap vaccines and sold under the brand name Boostrix by GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Adacel by a unit of Sanofi Aventis SA, were added to adolescent vaccine recommendations in 2005 after health officials noticed an uptick in whooping cough cases among teenagers.
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Officials suggested an adolescent-adult booster known as Tdap for:
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The survey found that 56 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 had at least one dose of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine, known as Tdap, an increase of 15 points since
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Parents and caregivers of infants, as well as children ages 11 and older should receive the pertussis booster shot, called Tdap, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.
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