The Td/IPV vaccine boosts your protection against three different diseases:
It is also known as the teenage booster.
The Td/IPV vaccination is recommended for young people aged between 13 and 18 (see When it is needed).
The Immunisation Team give the booster in school to young people during Year 10.
Td/IPV is a combined vaccine that contains:
A toxoid is a toxin that has been treated to destroy its toxic properties but is still able to produce an immune response.
Td/IPV does not contain mercury (thiomersal) and it is not cultured in egg.
Booster vaccines contain components of the bacteria (or their products) or viruses that cause the diseases that they prevent.
If you have had the vaccinations against these diseases before, the boosters increase your immunity to protect you in the future.
If you come into contact with one of these diseases, the antibodies your body produces after the vaccination will fight the disease to stop the infection taking hold.
Tetanus is a serious, acute (severe but short-lived) condition that is caused by infection with a bacterium known as Clostridium tetani.
As the Clostridium tetani bacterium is commonly found in the environment, tetanus can never be completely eradicated. In particular, the bacteria are often found in:
The incubation period for a tetanus infection (the time between getting the infection and the onset of symptoms) is 4 to 21 days. The average incubation time is 10 days.
A tetanus infection must be treated quickly. If tetanus is not treated, it can be fatal. The condition cannot be passed from one person to another.
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