The Almeria Health District, through the Nursing Home Case Manager, reviewed and completed the vaccination schedule for approximately 1,500 nursing home users over the age of 65, along with the corresponding doses of Td (tetanus/diphtheria). The injection is recommended for those who received 5 doses during childhood and adolescence. It is recommended that prior vaccination status be verified prior to starting or completing an adult Td primary vaccination course. Contacts with health services, including occupational risk prevention, will be used to review vaccination status and, if necessary, Td vaccination until completion of 5 doses.
In this way, the current users of the sanatoriums in the Almeria Health Zone are perfectly immunized against tetanus and diphtheria. As detailed by Miguel Zapata, district nursing director, “this systematic review builds on previous reviews conducted for pneumococcus.” It also states that “in addition to other general assessments, the onboarding of each new user requires a review of vaccination status to assure their immune protection against these infectious agents.”
Types of Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccines
There are different vaccines for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. We in Spain use all acellular pertussis ingredients, so it is safer and has fewer adverse reactions. The Tdpa type is used by pregnant women and those under the age of 6. There is no specific vaccine against whooping cough. At 2, 4 and 11 months, the vaccine given is called hexavalent because it protects not only these 3 infections (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) but also 3 other infections: Spinal cord Polio, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae b.
The hexavalent vaccine has been authorized by AEMPS to be given to children under 7 years of age if the vaccination form has not been received on time (2, 4, 11 months old) or if the vaccination form is incomplete. suggestion. The vaccine for adults aged 14 is Td, which protects against tetanus and diphtheria.