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Study Watch : Parental Refusal of Pertussis Vaccination Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Pertussis Infection in Children by MJ Posted Wed 27 May 2009 12:00am I made a few tweaks to the content on the site - I added a list of some of the other autism related blogs that I read on a regular basis. There are some on the list that I agree with and some that I don't but all of them tend to have interesting material. I added a search box in the upper left corner that will search the contents of the ... Read on »
Whoops! Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Vaccine wearing off in vaccinated children by RSBell Posted Tue 24 Mar 2009 12:00am education do they have to have at the CDC not to see that the environment plays a significant role in these Pertussis clusters of vaccinated children? ... Headline: Whooping cough vaccine not as powerful as thought "Of the 18 students in the recent Cobb cluster, 17 were properly immunized with five doses of DTaP vaccine Read on »
American Vaccine Court Rules DTaP (Pertussis Whooping Cough) Vaccine Legal Cause of Epilepsy & Boy's Death by Kim S. Patient Expert Posted Wed 01 Dec 2010 12:00am We send our thoughts and prayers to Harry and Gina Tembenis, whose son Elias died as a result of a reaction to his DTaP (P = Pertussis/Whooping Cough) vaccination. If you don't know Harry and Gina, I can personally tell you they are life and love and hope personified.  This award does not bring back their precious son. But it reminds Read on »
CDPH BROADENS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VACCINATING AGAINST PERTUSSIS: IMMUNIZATION KEY TO CONTROLLING WHOOPING COUGH by CA Dept of Public Health Posted Fri 30 Jul 2010 11:59am broadened recommendations for immunizing against pertussis and reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated.  “We are facing what could be the worst year for pertussis... providers to broaden their use of the pertussis vaccine and we are urging Californians to take the simple step of getting vaccinated to prevent pertussis.” In addition Read on »
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 Read on »
US Vaccine Court Rules Routine DTaP (Diptheria Tetanus Pertussis Shot) Legal Cause of Epilepsy & Death by Kim S. Patient Expert Posted Thu 06 Jan 2011 12:00am We ran this post right before Christmas, when this award was announced by the vaccine court. Medical professionals are wondering why the Pertussis... media. We send our thoughts and prayers to Harry and Gina Tembenis, whose son Elias died as a result of a reaction to his DTaP (P = Pertussis/Whooping Cough) vaccination. If you Read on »
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Kills in California. Key Prevention Tip - Vaccinate Adults, Teens, Pre-Teens, Children. by Davis Liu Medical Doctor Posted Sun 27 Jun 2010 9:28am , and then again at 4 to 6 years old. The vaccines for Bortella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, does not confer lifelong immunity. In other words, fully vaccinated... them to cough for weeks or months. In 2005, a new vaccine known as dTap not only provides protection for both tetanus and diphtheria but also pertussis. The dTap vaccine Read on »
Vaccine Awakening Blog: Doctor-Heroes Standing For Better Vaccine Science by Kim S. Patient Expert Posted Tue 07 Apr 2009 11:04pm Note: Here is Barbara Loe Fisher's response to the Larry King Live program. By Barbara Loe Fisher The cry that was heard around the world in the early 1980's, when mothers and fathers realized an old, crude pertussis vaccine was... Read on »
Whooping Cough Outbreaks & Vaccine Failures by Kim S. Patient Expert 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 Read on »
Vaccine Injury Story on American Idol? We Are the Mainstream. Public Health and Media is the Fringe. by Kim S. Patient Expert Posted Wed 17 Mar 2010 12:00am Last night on American Idol, viewers heard that a contestant had had a "bad reaction to pertussis vaccine and seizures." This the most mainstream program.... Casey James, we learn, had a bad reaction to the pertussis vaccine -- lots of seizures -- and his mother was worried about his delayed speech, until he started humming songs Read on »