Identify Pregnant Women Who Need the Tdap Vaccine

June 2018

You'll see more focus on ensuring pregnant women get Tdap vaccine (Adacel, Boostrix)...to decrease the risk of whooping cough in newborns.

Infants are at the highest risk of severe and fatal pertussis in their first 8 weeks...before they get the infant DTaP vaccine series.

Vaccinating women with Tdap during pregnancy allows immunity from the mom to be transferred to the baby before birth...and reduces the newborn's risk of pertussis.

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Identify Pregnant Women Who Need the Tdap Vaccine

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