The diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccine is given as an injection requiring 4 doses to protect the baby, but it is also indicated during pregnancy, for professionals working in clinics and hospitals, and for all adolescents and adults who have close contact with the newborn.
This vaccine is also called acellular diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (aDTP) vaccine and can be applied to your arm or thigh, a nurse or doctor, at the clinic or in a private clinic.
- The vaccine is indicated for the prevention of diphtheria.
- Tetanus and whooping cough in pregnant women and infants.
- But should also be applied to all adolescents and adults who may come into contact with the baby at least 15 days before delivery.
- It will also apply to grandparents.
- Uncles and cousins of the unborn baby.
Vaccination of adults who have close contact with the baby is important because whooping cough is a serious disease that causes death, especially in infants younger than 6 months, who are still infected by people close to them.It is important to take this vaccine because Whooping Cough does not always have symptoms and therefore the person may be infected and not know it.
The vaccine is indicated during pregnancy because it stimulates the woman’s body to produce antibodies, which then pass to the baby through the placenta, protecting it.The vaccine is recommended between 27 and 36 weeks gestation, even if the woman has already received this vaccine during pregnancy.another pregnancy, or another dose earlier.
This vaccine prevents the development of serious infections, such as
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The dTpa vaccine is free because it is part of the basic vaccination schedule for children and pregnant women.
The vaccine is given by injection into the muscle and the following doses need to be taken:
The most common body region to administer the vaccine to children older than one year is the deltoid muscle of the arm, since in the case of application in the thigh, this causes difficulty walking due to muscle pain and, in most cases, at what age, the child is already walking.
This vaccine can be given at the same time as other vaccines in the childhood vaccination schedule, however, it is necessary to use separate syringes and choose different places of application.
For 24 to 48 hours, the vaccine may cause pain, redness and lumps at the injection site.In addition, fever, irritability and drowsiness may occur. To relieve these symptoms, ice may be applied at the vaccination site, along with antipyretic remedies, such as acetaminophen, as directed by your doctor.
This vaccine is contracted in children who have had whooping cough, in case of anaphylactic reaction at previous doses; if symptoms of immunoallergic reaction appear, such as itching, red spots on the skin, formation of nodules on the skin; and in case of central nervous system disease; High fever; progressive encephalopathy or uncontrolled epilepsy.