Children are recommended to receive a series of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccinations starting at 2 months of age, and adolescents and adults are recommended to receive a Tdap booster every 10 years; both DTaP and Tdap target diphtheria and tetanus in addition to pertussis.
October 01, 2025
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Routine immunization schedule and vaccine targets for pertussis prevention.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1,600 people get sick from listeria infections each year in the United States and about 260 die annually.
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Annual burden estimate for listeria infections in the United States provided by the CDC.
Children receive a series of DTaP vaccinations beginning at 2 months of age, and adolescents and adults are recommended to receive a Tdap booster approximately every 10 years; both vaccines protect against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
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Routine immunization schedules and vaccine composition.
Whooping cough poses the greatest risk to infants under one year old: many infants require hospitalization, about 20% of hospitalized infants develop pneumonia, and about 1% of hospitalized infants die; the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant women receive a Tdap vaccine during every pregnancy so maternal antibodies pass to the baby.
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Severity of pertussis in infants and a preventive maternal vaccination recommendation.