The nurse teaches parents that which age is the earliest a pertussis vaccine should be administered?
1. 2 months
2. 5 years
3. 2 years
4. 15 months
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Pertussis immunization is started at age 2 months.
Rationale 2: A booster should be given at 4–6 years.
Rationale 3: The pertussis vaccine is given earlier than 2 years.
Rationale 4: A booster should be give at age 15–18 months.
Global Rationale: Pertussis vaccine is always administered concurrently with the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids. The childhood vaccine is called DTaP. Children receive five intramuscular (IM) doses of DTaP, one dose at each of the following ages: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15 to 18 months, and 4 to 6 years.
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