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Tag Archives: Pertussis
Study demonstrates vaccine confers long-lived protection against pertussis
Tweet While many speculations have been made about the recent resurgence of pertussis in the U.S., a recent study in Thailand found that pertussis vaccines may offer lifelong protection against the disease. A team of University of Michigan-led researchers reviewed … Read More »
New Hampshire immunizes 314 adults against pertussis
Tweet New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services’ Immunization Program, working in conjunction with the Ammonoosuc Community Health Center and the North Country Health Consortium, recently vaccinated 314 adults against pertussis. Pertussis rates in New Hampshire have been increasing, … Read More »
Vermont legislator introduces bill to eliminate pertussis vaccine exemptions
Tweet Vermont State Representative George Till (D-Jericho) recently introduced a new bill that would eliminate philosophical and religious exemptions for the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine. Till, who was at the center of a similar debate over the issue last … Read More »
Pertussis vaccine recommended during pregnancy under new guidelines
Tweet Adolescents and pregnant women should receive the tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine, according to the new 2013 child/adolescent immunization schedule. The new recommendations have been approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices … Read More »
Illinois issues Tdap requirement for students
TweetStudents in Illinois will need to show proof that they received at least one dose of Tdap, the combined tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine, starting with the next school year. Lamar Hasbrouck, the director of the Illinois Department of … Read More »
Identification is key for infants too young to receive pertussis vaccine
TweetA recent study found that early identification is key for the implementation of interventions in infants too young to receive the pertussis vaccine. The California Department of Public Health’s Erin Murray and her colleagues retrospectively reviewed data from 31 patients … Read More »
Iowa to require Tdap vaccine for seventh graders
Tweet Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, seventh graders in Iowa will be required by the state’s Department of Public Health Bureau of Immunization to receive the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, or Tdap, vaccine. The new regulation, according to Page … Read More »
United Kingdom whooping cough cases remain high in November
Tweet The United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency announced last week that there were 1,080 confirmed cases of whooping cough in England and Wales during the month of November. The number of cases was a drop from the 1,631 cases reported … Read More »