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Vaccine scheduling

[Deleted User] · 2017-09-06 10:24:50

Hi, just wondering what vaccines need regular boosters? Generally it's just tetanus and diphtheria yeah? Someone is arguing enough with me to begin to doubt my reading of https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf They are arguing that you need to get vaccinated in EACH of the age…

06-09-2017 10:24am

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Hi, just wondering what vaccines need regular boosters?

Generally it's just tetanus and diphtheria yeah?

Someone is arguing enough with me to begin to doubt my reading of
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf

They are arguing that you need to get vaccinated in EACH of the age categories in Figure 1., whereas I read it (and fairly sure I remember this from Cell Bio) that you need to be dosed once (full cycle) through out the yellow sections and not at each age divider

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#2 06-09-2017 7:22pm

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Gonna move this to Health Sciences, you might find a bigger audience of medics/sci's.

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