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Dh has his medical tomorrow morning. I was just going through everything to get it together and realized something on his immunizations record. He hasn't had a pertussis shot since he was almost 3 yrs old. I looked on panelphysicians and saw that it had tetanus and diphtheria listed and then it had tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis listed. Does he need the pertussis shot or not? He is fine with all his others. I couldn't figure out if that was was required or not.

Please help. I'm stressed!

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It is something he can ask the doctor. Many times childhood vaccinations like that will give lifelong immunity.

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Pertussis is not one of those imms that give lifelong immunity...it wears off. They now offer the dtap or tdap (same thing) which is a tetanus that includes acellular pertussis. It's not a requirement in the US so I'm doubting it is for immigration (but not sure...just thinking of the whole gardasil fiasco). If it is and he hasn't had a tetanus for at least 2 years he can get it. It's a one time booster of pertussis for adults. Then you just go back to getting a tetanus shot every 10 years. Don't stress, it'll be ok. He'll just get one tomorrow if he needs it.

We as adults don't get as sick with pertussis (whooping cough) as young children & babies who have not had enough imms to be immune and they can get VERY sick from it and it can be fatal in some cases. So getting this immunization really is protecting the young ones in your life more than yourself. Pertussis outbreaks occur throughout the world every year but you don't hear that much about them. Getting this shot helps reduce these outbreaks.

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Shew!! Thanks so much. I can rest easy now!

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He doesn't need a pertusis vaccine because of his age. check out the vaccine chart.

Dh has his medical tomorrow morning. I was just going through everything to get it together and realized something on his immunizations record. He hasn't had a pertussis shot since he was almost 3 yrs old. I looked on panelphysicians and saw that it had tetanus and diphtheria listed and then it had tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis listed. Does he need the pertussis shot or not? He is fine with all his others. I couldn't figure out if that was was required or not.

Please help. I'm stressed!

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