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Pertussis Vaccine - Articles
Tdap Vaccine Protects Against Pertussis During Outbreak
by
Poh Tin Tan
Posted
Wed 21 Jul 2010 12:55am
of Tdap use was based on serologic responses in adolescents and adults.
This study of a pertussis outbreak assesses the vaccine effectiveness of Tdap and whether serologic testing...
From Reuters Health Information CME
News Author: Karla Gale, MS
CME Author: Penny Murata, MD
July 9, 2010 — The Tdap vaccine — a tetanus, reduced-dose diphtheria
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Whooping Cough Outbreaks & Vaccine Failures
by
Kim S.
Posted
Sat 17 Jul 2010 12:00am
– no matter how high the vaccination rate is - there are reports of whooping cough increases.
Whooping cough is a respiratory disease. Toxins in Bordetella pertussis bacteria..., choking and making a whooping sound as they struggle to breathe.
There is an acellular pertussis vaccine – DTaP - which was licensed for American babies in 1996. DTaP replaced
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