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Can Tdap Vaccine Shot Be Taken Twice In A Year?

My daugther, 12 yrs, had her Tdap vac in school properties right before the school year end that way she would be ready for 7th grade. Now the school do not find her record and asked me to have her shot done. Can she have these shot twice in a yr? With less than three months apart?
Mon, 5 Aug 2019
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Hello,

You better explain to the school authorities about she had taken vaccine.
In adult, there is no side effect reported in studies.
But children no evidence.
With in 3 months better need not take.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. C.ELANCHEZHIAN, General & Family Physician
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Can Tdap Vaccine Shot Be Taken Twice In A Year?

Hello, You better explain to the school authorities about she had taken vaccine. In adult, there is no side effect reported in studies. But children no evidence. With in 3 months better need not take. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. C.ELANCHEZHIAN, General & Family Physician