I actually work for a public health department. I am one of the office personnel. I do think it's an adults responsibility to get their shots up to date. We are actually screening most adults who come for shots now. The Tdap which is the one that your talking about has the added protection of the pertussis is the one offered to those whose Td has expired. My thinking behind this is by protecting these adults and immunizing them against pertussis we are protecting those babies who have not got enough protection in their bodies. We had a little outbreak up here in the White Mountains of AZ a few years ago. Now that we are immunizing the adults and teens it seems to be helping.
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I actually work for a public health department. I am one of the office personnel. I do think it's an adults responsibility to get their shots up to date. We are actually screening most adults who come for shots now. The Tdap which is the one that your talking about has the added protection of the pertussis is the one offered to those whose Td has expired. My thinking behind this is by protecting these adults and immunizing them against pertussis we are protecting those babies who have not got enough protection in their bodies. We had a little outbreak up here in the White Mountains of AZ a few years ago. Now that we are immunizing the adults and teens it seems to be helping.
July 10, 2008 - 1:22pmThis Comment
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