Tdap vaccine recommendations
Executive Summary
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends routine Tdap (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed) vaccination of adolescents ages 11-12 years. Panel also recommends catch-up program for adolescents who have already received Td booster. FDA recently approved two Tdap vaccines: GlaxoSmithKline's Boostrix and Sanofi-Aventis' Adacel (1"The Pink Sheet" June 20, 2005, p. 28)...