Signs and symptoms
- Serious sore throat
- High fever
- Respiratory and cardiac problems
Possible complications
- Paralysis
- Death (5% to 10% of cases)
Available vaccines
- DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib and DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccines
- DTaP-IPV Vaccine – under 4 years of age
- Tdap vaccine
- Tdap-IPV vaccine – 4 years of age and older
- Td vaccine
Refer to the regular immunization schedule.
Last update: October 22, 2015
