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When adolescents present to your practice with a tetanus-prone wound, think “Do they also need their pertussis antigen?” before administering an ADT booster. dTpa vaccine (Boostrix or Adacel) is funded through the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for all for adolescents and given through the School Immunisation Program (SIP) in Year 7 (aged 11–13 years old) or if missed at school, it can be given as a catch-up until 19 years of age.
The following steps are recommended:
Adolescents | Pertussis (whooping cough) | The Australian Immunisation Handbook (health.gov.au)
If you require additional immunisation support, you can contact the Gold Coast Public Health Unit on 5667 3200 or GCPHU-CDC@health.qld.gov.au.
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