This article was medically reviewed by Sarah Gehrke, RN, MS. Sarah Gehrke is a Registered Nurse and Licensed Massage Therapist in Texas. (Before administering an injection of . Remove the needle from the skin in a quick motion. She has no documentation of receiving a Tdap vaccine. The antigen in the vaccine activates B cells, which produce antigen-specific antibodies and memory cells.

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When Mary turned 64, she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. At his next well-child check-up, Kyle will be receiving the following vaccines: IPV, MMR, varicella vaccine, and a tetanus-containing vaccine.

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