Tetanus Vaccine

Tetanus is a serious bacterial disease affecting the neuromuscular system and caused by a toxin (poison) produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. Tetanus is not spread from person to person.

Tdap (Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids with Acellular Pertussis Vaccine) for Adolescent and Adult

Children over 7 years old, adolescents and adults. The vaccine dose 0.5 milliliters is to be administered by intramuscular injection into the deltoid muscle of the upper arm

Time for “Tdap booster”, the best protection against the life-threatening diseases “Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis”

If you are 19 years or older, it’s time to think about “Tdap booster shot” that should be received every 10 years throughout your lifetime. For life-long protection against 3 life-threatening diseases “Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis”, only your childhood vaccination is not enough!

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Tdap (Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids with Acellular Pertussis Vaccine) for Adolescent and Adult

Time for “Tdap booster”, the best protection against the life-threatening diseases “Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis”