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What does aP stand for?

Acellular Pertussis


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Samples in periodicals archive:
Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adults: Use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine.
An evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of a fivecomponent acellular pertussis, diphtheria, and tetanus toxoid vaccine (DTaP) when combined with a Haemophilus influenzae type b-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (PRP-T) in Taiwanese infants.
Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adults: use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine.
The government recommends these vaccinations for children by age 4 to 6: hepatitis A and B; inactivated poliovirus (IPV); rotavirus; haemophilus influenzae Type B (Hib); measles, mumps, rubella (MMR); pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); varicella (chickenpox); influenza; and diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP).
An acellular pertussis combination vaccine (DTaP-Hib) was used from 1999 to 2002 because of a shortage of the whole cell pertussis combination (DTwP-Hib) vaccine.
VACCINES: RECOMMENDED TIMETABLE At two, three and four months old Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (whooping cough), inactivated polio vaccine and Hib, meningitis C At around 13 months Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR) 3 to 5 years (pre-school) Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio vaccine, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) 10-14 years old (and sometimes shortly after birth) BCG (against tuberculosis) Skin test given, then, if needed, one injection.
The move follows a recommendation that a combined diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) be given at around four years of age.
These newly-available acellular pertussis vaccines will allow children to have their protection boosted.

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