Pain, swelling or redness at the injection site is common and may occur more frequently following subsequent doses
Fever, convulsions, high-pitched screaming and episodes of pallor, cyanosis and limpness (hypotonic - hyporesponsive episodes (HHE)) occur with equal frequency after both DTaP and DT vaccines.
Confirmed anaphylaxis occurs extremely rarely
In the past, there was public and professional anxiety that whole-cell pertussis vaccine contributed to the onset of neurological problems in young children but whole-cell pertussis vaccine has not been used in the UK since 2004
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