DiphtheriaTetanus-Acellular Pertussis Vaccine

Administration of the vaccine should be postpond in subjects suffering from acute severe febrile ilness. If any of the following events occur in temporal relation to receipt of DTPa and DTPw , the decision to give subsequent doses of vaccine containing the pertussis component should be carefully considered: temperature of 40.5°C within 48 hrs of vaccination, not due to another identifiable cause; collapse or shock like state (hypnotic or hyporesponsive episode) within 48 hrs of vaccination; persistent inconsolable crying lasting 3 hrs occuring within 48 hrs of vaccination, convulsions with or without fever occuring with in three days of vaccination. Vaccine under no circumtances be administered intravenously.