What if a person never received the DTaP series as a child, but as an adult has received Td every 10 years – is this person protected against tetanus?
The adult Td series consists of three doses with minimum intervals of 0, 1, and 6 months. If this patient has had 3 doses with at least these intervals, their primary series is complete and they are considered protected as long as a booster is given every 10 years (5 years if wound prophylaxis is needed). If the person is younger than 65 years of age, the next booster should be Tdap instead of Td.
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