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DTP vaccine, a combination of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis, administered intramuscularly for active immunization against these diseases. DTP vaccine A vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, which contains a mixture of formaldehyde-inactivated diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and a sterile suspension of killed Bordetella pertussis Contraindications Acute
febrile reaction; during suspected evolving neurologic illness; when a previous DTP resulted in an allergic reaction How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The UK primary vaccine schedule consisted of 3 doses of Hib conjugate vaccine, DTP vaccine, oral polio vaccine, and MCC vaccine all administered at 2, 3, and 4 months of age. VICP, or "the vaccine court," as it has popularly been called in the media, was established in 1986 by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, a bill that was crafted and lobbied for by parents of children damaged by the DTP vaccine. Serum institute is now the largest producer of measles and DTP vaccines in the world. |
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