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A member asked:

Dtap 15-18 month booster dose delayed by 6 months for my daughter. is this is a problem? she already got 2, 4, 6 month dose.

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Should be OK: This delay should not interfere with what is called an anamnestic response, in which the body remembers the prior injections and markedly boosts the antibody levels.

Dr Ferguson and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/26/2013

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