Mule Name Meaning. English: from a medieval personal name, perhaps Old English Mul (from Old English mul âmuleâ, âhalfbreedâ). This was the name of a brother of Ceadwalla, King of Wessex (died 675), and is also found as a place name element.
1 The whooping cough booster is a combination vaccine with tetanus and diphtheria. 2  The vaccine is called Tdap. 3  Once an adult gets the Tdap vaccine, he or she should get the Td (tetanus and diphtheria) booster every 10 years from then on.
Inactivated means the substance no longer produces disease, but does trigger the body to create antibodies that give it immunity against the toxins. DTaP is approved for children under age 7. Tdap, which has a reduced dose of the diphtheria and pertussis vaccines, is approved for adolescents starting at age 11 and adults ages 19 to 64. It is often called a booster dose because it boosts the immunity that wanes from vaccines given at ages 4 to 6.