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Tdap Vaccine & Td Vaccine missing from vaccine list

  •  01-16-2013, 5:47 PM

    Tdap Vaccine & Td Vaccine missing from vaccine list

    The current version of HealthFrame does not have the Tdap vaccine in it's list of vaccine options. It does have the DTaP vaccine, but that vaccine is not the same has Tdap. While both vaccines are for Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, the DTaP is given to infants and young children. Tdap is a booster, and contains smaller dosages of the three components.

    In addition, the Td vaccine is not in the current vaccine list. There is the DT vaccine, but they are not the same thing. Td is a Tetanus/Diphtheria booster given after a person gets a Tdap booster (Tdap is usually only given once. Then you get Td booster every 10 years). In contrast, the DT vaccine that is in the current list, while also for Diphtheria and Tetanus, is NOT a booster. It is used for children under 7 who, for various reasons, cannot get the normal DTaP vaccine.

    Just FYI, capitalization of the letters in vaccine abbreviations is not arbitrary. The lower-case 'd' in 'Td' indicates that the Diphtheria component of the Td vaccine is a reduced dosage. The DT vaccine has a full dosage of both components, which is indicated by both letters being capitalized. The lower case 'a' in both 'DTaP' and "Tdap' indicates that the Pertussis component is acellular.
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