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Vaccine Detail
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Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed |
| Vaccine Information |
- Vaccine Name: Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed
- Target Pathogen: Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Target Disease: Diphtheria
- Product Name: Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids, Adsorbed
- Tradename: None
- Manufacturer: MassBiologics
- Type: Toxoid vaccine
- Status: Licensed
- Location Licensed: USA
- Host Species for Licensed Use: Human
- Immunization Route: Intramuscular injection (i.m.)
- Storage: Store at 2°C - 8°C (36°F - 46°F), do not freeze.
- Approved Age for Licensed Use: 7 years of age and older.
- Description: Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed (Td) manufactured by MassBiologics is a sterile vaccine for intramuscular injection. After shaking, the vaccine appears as a homogeneous milky white suspension. Each 0.5 ml dose of MassBiologics’ Td is formulated to contain the following active ingredients: 2 Lf of tetanus toxoid and 2 Lf of diphtheria toxoid. Each 0.5 ml dose also contains aluminum adjuvant (not more than 0.53 mg aluminum by assay), < 100 mcg (0.02%) of residual formaldehyde, and a trace amount of thimerosal [mercury derivative, (< 0.3 mcg mercury/dose)] (not as a preservative) from the manufacturing process. (FDA: Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed)
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FDA: Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed: FDA: Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed vaccine information [https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM164127.pdf]
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