In clinic this week I met three adults who assumed the childhood shot lasts forever, but the Tdap/Td booster is due every 10 years — or sooner after a dirty cut. Not judging at all — this is an easy prevention win that keeps ER visits down. What helps you remember yours (phone reminder, fridge calendar), and have you had trouble getting it at a retail pharmacy after 6 p.m?
, I only remember because I put a 10-year repeating event in my phone with ‘dirty cut = sooner’ in the notes. After 6 p.m. I’ve had Walgreens give Tdap no problem, but one store insisted “Td only after the first Tdap,” which isn’t current per CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/dtap-tdap-td/hcp/recommendations.html. Anyone else run into the stocking/staffing issue after 6?
I stuck a small label on my first-aid kit that says “Tdap due 2034” so I see it whenever I’m cleaning a cut, and my local CVS has done it during a flu-shot visit without an appointment. If you want the official timing, CDC has it here: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/dtap-tdap-td/index.html.