DTaP/IPV
This section provides information on the DTaP/IPV vaccine which protects against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, (whooping cough) and Polio (with Inactivated Polio Vaccine).
Usually given to children aged three years four months to five years old at the same time as they receive the MMR vaccine, the DTaP/IPV vaccine is also used for a primary course of immunisation in children over 10 years old and adults.
The vaccine boosts protection against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, (whooping cough) and Polio (with Inactivated Polio Vaccine).
DTaP/IPV is a combined vaccine which contains the following active ingredients: purified low dose diphtheria toxoid, purified tetanus toxoid; five purified components of the Bordetella pertussis bacteria and three strains of inactivated polio virus.
Contact
If you want more information on vaccines and immunisations, speak to your doctor, health visitor or nurse or call the NHS Helpline, 0800 22 44 88.
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