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Tdap is a combination vaccine that protects against three potentially life-threatening bacterial diseases: tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough). 

Td is a booster vaccine for tetanus and diphtheria. It does not protect against pertussis.

Some people should not get this vaccine

• A person who has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction after a previous dose of any diphtheria, tetanus or pertussis containing vaccine, OR has a severe allergy to any part of this vaccine, should not get Tdap vaccine. Tell the person giving the vaccine about any severe allergies.
• Anyone who had coma or long repeated seizures within 7 days after a childhood dose of DTP or DTaP, or a previous dose of Tdap, should not get Tdap, unless a cause other than the vaccine was found. They can still get Td.
• Talk to your doctor if you:
  • have seizures or another nervous system problem,
  • had severe pain or swelling after any vaccine containing diphtheria, tetanus or pertussis,
  • ever had a condition called Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS),
  • aren’t feeling well on the day the shot is scheduled.