Posted by: Joe Sheffler 02 November 2010 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) met in Atlanta, GA, on October 27-28, 2010. Complete minutes of the meeting will be published on the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) website (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip). Meningococcal vaccine The first discussion was on meningococcal vaccine in patients with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]