By Sandra Yin May 19, 2011 (Baltimore, Maryland) — The protective power of the diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis vaccination (DTaP) wanes with time, according to a study presented here at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases 14th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research. “The most surprising finding is that the vaccine wanes as much as it […]
Freezing DTaP Vaccine Linked to Rise in Pertussis
By: Susan London, Internal Medicine News Digital Network 08 December 2010 SEATTLE – Inadvertent freezing of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine while it is being stored in vaccine refrigerators may be contributing to the rise in pertussis in the community, new data suggest. Using continuous data loggers, investigators at the Baylor […]
