Licensure of a Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine and Guidance for Use as a Booster Dose

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Sep 4;64(34):948-9. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6434a5.

Abstract

On March 24, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration licensed an additional combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed (DTaP) and inactivated poliovirus (IPV) vaccine (DTaP-IPV) (Quadracel, Sanofi Pasteur Inc.). Quadracel is the second DTaP-IPV vaccine to be licensed for use among children aged 4 through 6 years in the United States (1). Quadracel is approved for administration as a fifth dose in the DTaP series and as a fourth or fifth dose in the IPV series in children aged 4 through 6 years who have received 4 doses of DTaP-IPV-Hib (Pentacel, Sanofi Pasteur) and/or DTaP (Daptacel, Sanofi Pasteur) vaccine (2,3). This report summarizes the indications for Quadracel vaccine and provides guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for its use.

MeSH terms

  • Advisory Committees
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule*
  • Immunization, Secondary
  • Licensure
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / administration & dosage*
  • United States
  • Vaccines, Combined / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
  • Vaccines, Combined