when should children get tdap
Tetanus Vaccine Schedule. All children should get 5 doses of DTaP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis) vaccine, beginning when they are 2 months old. If your child misses a dose or gets behind schedule, make sure they get the next dose as soon as possible. Older children, teens, and adults should receive Tdap vaccine and after that, a Td booster dose every 10 years.
One dose of Tdap vaccine is recommended for: 1  Kids aged 7 to 10 years who who did not get all 5 doses of DTaP vaccine. 2  Adolescents aged 11 to 18 years (preferably at 11 or 12 years of age). 3  Pregnant women need to get Tdap vaccine at each pregnancy, even if they've been vaccinated before.