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I have an adult patient with controlled epilepsy who wishes to receive the Tdap vaccine. May I vaccinate him?
Controlled epilepsy is not a contraindication to receipt of Tdap. To review the true contraindications and precautions to vaccination, consult the appendix of the CDC Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-age.html). CDC also makes this information available at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/contraindications.html.
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February 19, 2024