ID | 1038 |
Name of the vaccine | Vaxelis |
Microbe | Bacteria |
Disease name | Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
Name of bacteria | Bordetella pertussis |
Type of vaccine | Inactivated |
Nucleic acid content | DNA |
Age | 6 weeks to 4 years |
Description of the vaccine | Diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliovirus, haemophilus b conjugate and hepatitis B vaccine (DTaP vaccine). |
Name of the manufacturer | Sanofi Pasteur Limited |
Name of the manufacturing country | Canada |
Year of manufacture | 2018 |
Clinical Phase status | Approved |
Bacterial strain | Gram-negative coccobacillus. |
Efficacy | NA |
Vaccine formulation | Suspension for injection |
Dosage | Three doses administered at 2, 4, and 6 months. |
Mechanism of action | Not clearly defined. |
Route of administration | Intramuscular |
Indications | Prevents diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b. |
Export | Distributed by - Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp and Sanofi Pasteur Inc., USA |
Approval | Thailand FDA |
Adjuvant | Aluminium salts |
Repurposing | Also for tetanus, diphtheria, polio, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), and hepatitis B. |
Side effects of vaccine | Irritability, crying , injection site pain, erythema and swelling, somnolence, decreased appetite, fever and vomiting. |
Post vaccination | NA |
Dose type | Combination doses |
Interspecies transfer | NA |
PubMed identifier | NA |
Clinical trial number | NA |
Reference | https://www.fda.gov/media/119465/download |
Other name | NA |
Additional Links | NA
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