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If a child 10 years of age or older receives DTaP instead of Tdap, should the dose be repeated?

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If a child 10 years of age or older receives DTaP instead of Tdap, should the dose be repeated?

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No. If pediatric DTaP is inadvertently administered to an adolescent, the dose should be counted as the adolescent Tdap booster. The patient should receive the next dose of a tetanus/diphtheria-containing vaccine after the usual 10-year interval. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5503.