Choice's Medical Administrative Technology program is a two-year program specifically focused on the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant ((AMA) profession, considered by many to be an effective entrance into the health-care field.
DPT is given in the form of an inoculation (shot or injection) in three separate doses about two months apart, with a booster shot one year after the primary series of inoculations is completed.
Babies do not get the whooping cough vaccine at birth. In fact, there are currently no whooping cough vaccines licensed or recommended for newborns. Several studies found that a dose of the whooping cough vaccine at birth is safe, but a newbornâs immune system is not able to create antibodies until he is 2 months old. Get the whooping cough vaccine while you are pregnant. 2  Encourage those around your baby to be up-to-date with their whooping cough vaccine. 3  Have your baby get DTaP vaccines on time according to CDC's immunization schedule [2 pages] starting at 2 months.