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Which vaccinations do you need to become a paramedic?
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More is better!: You need your childhood series, may require an MMR booster, depending on time last dosed; if not had chickenpox or uncertain then that; a current tetanus (ideally with pertussis: tdap, from 6 months for the 3 shots. I encourage hepatitis a and pneumonia + annual flu shots also.
Answered 6/10/2014
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