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What happens if i get the tdap vaccine, how long will it be before i'm fully immunized?
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A few weeks: Within a few weeks of receiving the tdap vaccine, you are fully immunized.
Answered 4/20/2014
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Depends on your past: It depends on your past immunization If you have had primary immunization with dpt pediatric vaccine 5 doses given before age 6.Then you need a booster every 10 years only Otherwise you start with primary immunization and booster after 10 years
Answered 10/27/2017
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