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Detailed Information
ID1064
Name of the vaccineVaxelis
MicrobeBacteria
Disease nameTetanus (Lock Jaw)
Name of bacteriaClostridium tetani
Type of vaccineInactivated
Nucleic acid contentDNA
Age6 weeks to 4 years
Description of the vaccineDiphtheria, Tetanus Toxoids, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Poliovirus, Haemophilus b Conjugate and Hepatitis B Vaccine (DTaP vaccine).
Name of the manufacturerSanofi Pasteur Limited
Name of the manufacturing countryCanada
Year of manufacture2018
Clinical Phase statusApproved
Bacterial strainAn obligate anaerobic bacillus, which is gram positive.
EfficacyNA
Vaccine formulationSuspension for injection
Dosage3-doses administered at 2, 4, and 6 months of age.
Mechanism of actionSerum tetanus antitoxin level of greater than or equal to 0.1 IU/mL is protective.
Route of administrationIntramuscular
IndicationsPrevents diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b.
ExportDistributed by - Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp and Sanofi Pasteur Inc., USA
ApprovalUS FDA
AdjuvantAluminium salts
RepurposingAlso for pertussis, diphtheria, polio, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), and hepatitis B.
Side effects of vaccineIrritability, crying , injection site pain, erythema and swelling, somnolence, decreased appetite, fever and vomiting.
Post vaccinationNA
Dose typeCombination (3 doses)
Interspecies transferNA
PubMed identifierNA
Clinical trial numberNA
Referencehttps://www.fda.gov/media/119465/download
Other nameNA
Additional LinksNA