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DTaP-IPV/Hib vaccine is a 5-in-1 combination vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type B. [1] [2]Its generic name is "diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus and haemophilus B conjugate vaccine", and it is also known as DTaP-IPV-Hib.
Anti-tetanus immunoglobulin, also known as tetanus immune globulin (TIG) and tetanus antitoxin, is a medication made up of antibodies against the tetanus toxin. [1] It is used to prevent tetanus in those who have a wound that is at high risk, have not been fully vaccinated with tetanus toxoid , or have HIV/AIDS .
In 2016, the CDC reported that 80.4% of children in the US have received four or more DTaP vaccinations by 2 years of life. [20] Vaccination rates for children aged 13–17 with one or more TDaP shots was 90.2% in 2019. [20] Only 43.6% of adults (older than 18) have received a TDaP shot in the last 10 years. [20]
In children under the age of seven, the tetanus vaccine is often administered as a combined vaccine, DPT/DTaP vaccine, which also includes vaccines against diphtheria and pertussis. For adults and children over seven, the Td vaccine (tetanus and diphtheria) or Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) is commonly used. [43]
Tetanus vaccine, also known as tetanus toxoid (TT), is a toxoid vaccine used to prevent tetanus. [2] During childhood, five doses are recommended, with a sixth given during adolescence. [2] After three doses, almost everyone is initially immune, [2] but additional doses every ten years are recommended to maintain immunity. [3]
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With these three doses, the Pediarix vaccine has been given to over 8,088 infants. [13] Each does is 0.5mL and is given via intramuscular. [15] For children ages one and younger, the vaccine is injected into the thigh. [15] While for children older than one, it is injected into the deltoid muscle of the arm. [15]
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