Indications And Dose
Primary immunisation ▶BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Child 10–17 years: 0.5 mL every month for 3 doses ▶Adult: 0.5 mL every month for 3 doses Booster doses ▶BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Child 10–17 years: 0.5 mL for 1 dose, first booster dose— should be given 3 years after primary course (this interval can be reduced to a minimum of 1 year if the primary course was delayed), then 0.5 mL for 1 dose, second booster dose—should be given 10 years after first booster dose (this interval can be reduced to a minimum of 5 years if previous doses were delayed), second booster dose may also be used as first booster dose in those over 10 years who have received only 3 previous doses of a diphtheria-containing vaccine ▶Adult: 0.5 mL for 1 dose, first booster dose—should be given 3 years after primary course (this interval can be reduced to a minimum of 1 year if the primary course was delayed), then 0.5 mL for 1 dose, second booster dose—should be given 10 years after first booster dose (this interval can be reduced to a minimum of 5 years if previous doses were delayed), second booster dose may also be used as first booster dose in those over 10 years who have received only 3 previous doses of a diphtheria-containing vaccine
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