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My mother was given the tdap vaccine in subcutaneous tissue instead of a muscle. is it still effective if given sq instead of im?

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Delayed response: The intramuscular administration allows for a more rapid & dependable dispersion of the vaccine and typical response. Sub q administration can go into fatty tissue with less blood supply & will likely slow the response to the vaccine. It should eventually be fine.

Answered 5/3/2017

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Yes it is: Yes it is still effective as it will eventually get absorped in the blood stream

Answered 10/23/2017

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How long is the tdap vaccine effective for?

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