By MyHealthNewsDaily Young children who receive vaccinations against whopping cough are not fully protected against the disease three to six years after their shots, a new study suggests. Currently, kids receive five doses of the pertussis vaccine, with the final injection given between ages four and six. A pertussis booster shot is recommended for adolescents. In the […]
Region: Two-thirds of local pertussis cases were vaccinated, data show
By: Joanne Faryon, KPBS, and Kevin Crowe, Watchdog Institute 15 December 2010 As California experiences its worst whooping cough outbreak in more than 60 years, health officials across the country trumpet vaccinations to protect against the disease. The number of cases of the disease in San Diego County this year has reached a record 1,046 […]
Even those fully vaccinated can still get whooping cough
By: Sue Loughlin, The Tribune-Star 04 December 2010 TERRE HAUTE — Those fully vaccinated for whooping cough can still get the disease, says an epidemiologist with the Indiana State Department of Health. “We do see cases of kids appropriately vaccinated who still get the disease,” said Angie Cierzniewski, a state vaccine preventable disease epidemiologist. […]
Adults may not be spreading whooping cough: study
By: Julie Steenhuysen 11 November 2010 (Reuters)Children largely spread whooping cough among themselves, so blanket vaccination campaigns targeting teens and adults may be a waste of time, according to a study that looks at how social patterns affect disease transmission. The findings, published on Thursday in the journal Science, contradict the notion that infected […]
