ID | 1098 |
Name of the vaccine | Tetanus Toxoid Adsorbed |
Microbe | Bacteria |
Disease name | Tetanus (Lock Jaw) |
Name of bacteria | Clostridium tetani |
Type of vaccine | Toxoid |
Nucleic acid content | DNA |
Age | 7 years and older |
Description of the vaccine | Prevents the symptoms of tetanus. |
Name of the manufacturer | Sanofi Pasteur Ltd |
Name of the manufacturing country | United States, Canada |
Year of manufacture | NA |
Clinical Phase status | Approved |
Bacterial strain | An obligate anaerobic bacillus, which is gram positive. |
Efficacy | NA |
Vaccine formulation | Sterile suspension |
Dosage | Primary immunisation - Three doses.
Booster- Single dose at 10 year interval. |
Mechanism of action | NA |
Route of administration | Intramuscular |
Indications | Active immunization against tetanus. |
Export | NA |
Approval | NA |
Adjuvant | Aluminium potassium sulphate |
Repurposing | NA |
Side effects of vaccine | Redness, pain, fainting, mild headache, mild vomiting, mild fussiness, irritability, crying, confusion, joint pain and body ache. |
Post vaccination | NA |
Dose type | Combination (4 doses) |
Interspecies transfer | NA |
PubMed identifier | NA |
Clinical trial number | NA |
Reference | http://www.violinet.org/vaxquery/vaccine_detail.php?c_vaccine_id=631&keywords= |
Other name | NA |
Additional Links | https://www.rxlist.com/tetanus-toxoid-adsorbed-drug.htm#medguide
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