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===[[Tdap|Tetanus Vaccine Selection Guide]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''Age'''
| '''If No Pertussis Contraindications'''
| '''If Pertussis Contraindicated'''
| '''Comments'''
|-
| 2mo - 7yrs
| DTaP
| DT
| DT available from pharmacy
|-
| 7yrs - 10yrs
| Td
| Td
| <br/>
|-
| 10yrs
| Tdap(Adacel)^
| Td
| ^Off label use, but appears safe and immunogenic
|-
| 11yrs - 16yrs
| Tdap(Adacel)
| Td
| <br/>
|-
| 16yrs - 65
| Tdap(Adacel)^^
| Td
| ^^Use Td if patient is known to have received prior Tdap
|-
| 65yrs +
| Td<br/>
| Td<br/>
| Consider TIG for tetanus prone wound plus Td(tetanus immune globulin)
|}

'''Caveats'''
*Adolescents who have already gotten a booster dose of Td are encouraged to get a dose of Tdap as well. Waiting 5 years after their last Td is encouraged but not required. A period of at least 2 years between Td and Tdap is recommended in these cases.
*Pregnancy is not a contraindication to Tdap. The only true contraindication to tetanus immunization is a history of neurologic or severe hypersensitivity to a previous dose.
*Stable neurologic disorders and family history of vaccine reactions are not contraindications to receiving these vaccines.
*No vaccine has ever been shown to play any role in the development of autism or autism spectrum disorders.