Pertussis - Vaccine
Alternate Names : Immunization - Pertussis, Vaccine - Pertussis
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Risks
DTaP may cause mild side effects (slight fever, crankiness, tenderness of the injection site for a few days, decreased appetite, vomiting).
DTaP causes moderate complications in less than 1% of injections. These complications include:
- high fever greater than 105 degrees F (1 in 16,000 children)
- non-stop crying for more than 3 hours (1 in 1,000 children)
- seizure (1 in 14,000 children)
DTaP may cause severe complications in very rare instances:
- severe allergic reaction (less than 1 per million children)
- prolonged seizure/brain damage (so rare that the association with the vaccine is questionable)
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