By the school nurse to see whether any students need additional dose of pertussis vaccine, Immunization records will be reviewed, and parents of those students will be notified, according to the letter... ..…

Anti-vaccination advocates often blame the pertussis vaccine’s less-than-perfect effectiveness for the rise in pertussis cases. ... And if vaccination coverage improves in the United States, that will also help the pertussis vaccine’s effectiveness, May said. ..…

Another 14 schools have kindergarten classes below the threshold for the diphtheria and whooping cough vaccine, called DTaP, according to California Department of Public Health data analyzed by Voice of San Diego. ..…

NEW ORLEANS - recent study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers reveals the vaccine used to prevent the whooping cough is less effective than it once was, due to mutating bacteria... ..…

The vaccine also wanes after decade or so, tetanus and pertussis vaccine -- as children are encouraged to get booster shots every decade or so.. ..…

He had to have tube inserted into his windpipe to help him breathe, and was given dose of the tetanus and pertussis vaccine. ..…

FILE — health care provider prepares whooping cough vaccine.. Health officials recommend making sure people are up to date on their vaccinations after students and staff at Laura Secord Elementary were exposed to the highly contagious disease.. ..…

And it's more expensive tetanus, and pertussis vaccine, which can cost around $30 per dose without insurance .. ..…

The whole-cell pertussis vaccine was withdrawn from U.S market, of permanent brain damage. ..…

Does anyone here know about the advances made in the whooping cough vaccine over the years, particularly with respect to people. ..…

Researchers are looking into possible links between new whooping cough vaccine and food allergies childrenPicture Getty Images.. Curtin University in $4m trial on food allergy link to whooping cough vaccine.. ..…

Pregnant women should get the whooping cough vaccine so the effects can be passed to their babies, Hong Kong’s health authorities have said, after the city saw a large increase in the number of infected infants. . ... At present, infants receive their first free whooping..…

— Pregnant women refuse vaccines, including vaccine and tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine, according to research published Dec Obstetrics & Gynecology... ..…

The two kinds of vaccines used today also help protect against other diseases * The diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine is for babies and younger than 7. * The tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine is for children and adults... ..…

Guillain-Barré Syndrome, or GBS, in patients who received the whooping cough vaccine, Gardasil, and M-M-R II injections, to name few.. ..…