{"id":23472,"date":"2024-10-17T14:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/?page_id=23472"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:19:20","slug":"tdap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/tdap\/","title":{"rendered":"Tdap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-23472\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-23472-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23472-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23472-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"---- anchor links anchor-links a  colorwhite font-weight600 background006298 border-radius1em padding5em 15em displayinline-block margin0 25em 5em 0 white-space nowrap ahover background13294b text-decorationnone afocus outline 2px solid 13294b ----------------------------- panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23472-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/menacwy\/\">MenACWY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/menb\/\">Men B<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/hpv\/\">HPV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/tdap\/\">Tdap<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-23472-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23472-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tdap Vaccine Recommendations:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Tdap vaccine protects against <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tetanus\/vaccines\/index.html\">tetanus<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diphtheria\/vaccines\/index.html\">diphtheria<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pertussis\/vaccines\/index.html\">pertussis<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The Tdap vaccine is recommended for children 11-12 years of age and is required for all children entering the 7th grade in Virginia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More information about the Tdap vaccine can be found here: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/vis\/vis-statements\/tdap.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/vis\/vis-statements\/tdap.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW218628656 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span data-teams=\"true\">All vaccine data on this page are reflective of doses reported to Virginia's Immunization Information System (VIIS).<\/span> T<span data-teams=\"true\">here may be vaccines administered to people that are not reflected in VIIS, and there may be vaccines administered to people reported in VIIS who are no longer residents of Virginia.<\/span> <span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">VDH has set the maximum coverage rates displayed at 95% for this dashboard due to possible imprecision in the population estimates, as t<\/span><\/span><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">he denominator for these is census single-race population estimates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0The data is refreshed weekly on Tuesdays and represents the selected age as of the refresh date.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Data is suppressed when the count of the number vaccinated is between 1-9, to preserve anonymity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-23472-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TDAP Adolescent Vaccine Dashboard\" src=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/AdolescentDashboard-Tdap\/TD-TdapDashboard?:alerts=no&#038;:embed=y&#038;:display_spinner=no&#038;:showAppBanner=false&#038;:customViews=no&#038;:dataDetails=no&#038;:embed_code_version=3&#038;:loadOrderID=0&#038;:display_count=n&#038;:showVizHome=n&#038;:showShareOptions=false\" 0=\":device=phone;:showShareOptions=false&quot;\" class=\"iframe-1200\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.virginia.gov\/dataset\/adolescent-immunization\/resource\/c80b272e-712a-45dd-ac64-3730a0ff73a4\">Public Use dataset for adolescent immunizations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-23472-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23472-0-0-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Population estimates data source: 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) population estimates.<\/p>\n<p>*No population estimates are available for out-of-state individuals or those without a reported locality. 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The Tdap vaccine is recommended for children 11-12 years of age and is required for all children entering the 7th grade in Virginia.\u00a0 More information about the Tdap vaccine can be found here: https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/vis\/vis-statements\/tdap.html All vaccine data on this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":572,"featured_media":0,"parent":653,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23472","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tdap - Immunization<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Tdap vaccine protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. 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