Tdap Booster Required for Sixth Graders
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Vacuna Tdap
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Get the TDAP Booster
The following Wake County Human Services ( 919-212-7000 ) locations offer the shot by appointment:
Fuquay-Varina
Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway
Wake Forest
Northern Regional Center
350 E. Holding Ave
Zebulon
Eastern Regional Center
1002 Dogwood Lane
Other Resources
North Carolina law now requires a booster shot of Tdap (tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis) for all children entering sixth grade on or after August 1, 2008. For children who meet the requirement, the deadline for providing either proof of immunization or proof of having an appointment (on or before October 24, 2008) to receive the booster shot is Sept. 23, 2008. Children not meeting the deadline will be prohibited from attending school.
This Tdap vaccine booster is intended to help teens ward off whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus and diphtheria. Without it, the protection from childhood immunization wears off over time.
Wake County Human Services recommends that parents talk to their child's doctor to find out whether the child needs a Tdap booster, make sure the child gets the shot before school starts, and take a copy of the child's shot record to school. WCHS has more information in this handy flyer (English, Spanish), including contact information for their health centers in case a child does not have a health provider.