Your doctor might give a partial vaccine or no vaccine, or may decide that the benefits of vaccinating your child outweigh the potential risks. Your child may have a fever, soreness, and some swelling and redness in the area where the shot was given. For pain and fever, check with your doctor to see if you can give either acetaminophen or ibuprofen , and to find out the right dose.
A warm, damp cloth or a heating pad on the injection site may help reduce soreness, as can moving or using the arm. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Are Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis? The diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis DTaP vaccine protects against: Diphtheria : a serious infection of the throat that can block the airway and cause severe breathing problems Tetanus lockjaw : a nerve disease that can happen at any age, caused by toxin-producing bacteria contaminating a wound Pertussis whooping cough : a respiratory illness with cold-like symptoms that lead to severe coughing the "whooping" sound happens when a child breathes in deeply after a severe coughing fit.
Serious complications can affect children under 1 year old, and those younger than 6 months old are especially at risk. Teens and adults with a lasting cough might have pertussis and not realize it, and could pass it to vulnerable infants.
Then, young children need 2 booster shots to maintain that protection through early childhood. CDC recommends shots at the following ages:. For children who should not get whooping cough vaccines, healthcare professionals can give DT instead of DTaP. However, children who get DT will not receive any protection against whooping cough. Tdap Vaccine for Preteen and Teens pdf icon [1 page] This fact sheet answers general questions about the booster shot that protects preteens and teens.
Preteens should get one shot of Tdap between the ages of 11 and 12 years to boost their immunity. Pregnant women should get Tdap during the early part of the 3rd trimester of every pregnancy. By doing so, she helps protect her baby from whooping cough in the first few months of life. Find out more about the Tdap pregnancy recommendation. All adults who have never received one should get a shot of Tdap. This can be given at any time, regardless of when they last got Td.
This should be followed by either a Td or Tdap shot every 10 years. Top of Page. Because of age or health conditions, some people should not get certain vaccines or should wait before getting them. Your child has had a life-threatening allergic reaction or has a severe allergy. A healthcare professional has diagnosed your child with specific illnesses or conditions. You or your child have had a life-threatening allergic reaction or have a severe allergy. You or your child have had a previous reaction to similar vaccines or a healthcare professional has diagnosed you or your child with specific illnesses or conditions.
A combination vaccine contains 2 or more vaccines in a single shot in order to decrease the number of shots given. The Food and Drug Administration licensed 12 combination vaccines for use in the United States to help protect against diphtheria and tetanus. Nine of these vaccines also help protect against whooping cough. Some of the vaccines include protection against other diseases as well, including polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, and hepatitis B.
Upper-case letters in these abbreviations mean the vaccine has full-strength doses of that part of the vaccine.
Vaccines that help protect against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough differ in how well they work against each disease. The diphtheria and tetanus toxoid components of these vaccines work well for people who receive the primary series. The primary series is three doses for people 7 years or older and four doses for children younger than 7.
The vaccines protect:. In studies showing how well the whooping cough component works for children who get all five doses, DTaP fully protects:. In studies showing how well the whooping cough component works when women get Tdap during pregnancy, the vaccine protects:. In general, diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough vaccines work well, but cannot prevent all cases of these serious diseases.
Below is information about how well each of the vaccines work against each disease. Diphtheria was once a major cause of illness and death among children. On This Page. Why get vaccinated? DTaP vaccine Talk with your health care provider Risks of a vaccine reaction What if there is a serious problem?
Tetanus can lead to serious health problems, including being unable to open the mouth, having trouble swallowing and breathing, or death. Pertussis can be extremely serious especially in babies and young children, causing pneumonia, convulsions, brain damage, or death. In teens and adults, it can cause weight loss, loss of bladder control, passing out, and rib fractures from severe coughing. DTaP vaccine. It is recommended that children receive 5 doses of DTaP, usually at the following ages: 2 months 4 months 6 months 15—18 months 4—6 years DTaP may be given as a stand-alone vaccine, or as part of a combination vaccine a type of vaccine that combines more than one vaccine together into one shot.
DTaP may be given at the same time as other vaccines. Talk with your health care provider. Risks of a vaccine reaction. Soreness or swelling where the shot was given, fever, fussiness, feeling tired, loss of appetite, and vomiting sometimes happen after DTaP vaccination. Rarely, vaccination is followed by swelling of the entire arm or leg, especially in older children when they receive their fourth or fifth dose.
What if there is a serious problem? For other signs that concern you, call your health care provider.
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