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Pertussis vaccine cuts whooping cough risk by 96% in young children: US CDC study

Published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the study found that ​unvaccinated children had ...
Medical Xpress

Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy found to increase quantity and quality of antibodies protecting the baby

Researchers at the University of Turku have participated in a study in which vaccinating women with acellular pertussis vaccine in pregnancy boosted the quantity and quality of pertussis-specific ...
PregaTips on MSN

Protecting babies against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

The DTaP vaccine provides protection to your baby against three serious bacterial infections. These are diphtheria, tetanus, ...
CNN

With whooping cough cases on the rise, a doctor explains how to protect yourself and others

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...
Medical Xpress

Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women strengthens babies' immune systems, international study shows

International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. Antibodies from the mother are ...
Yahoo

Baby dies of whooping cough after pregnant woman was not vaccinated

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vaccination rates for whooping cough are at a 15-year low (Andrew Matthews/PA) (PA) A baby whose mother had not been vaccinated ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: How can I protect my newborn baby against whooping cough before they can be vaccinated?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve read that there’s a big increase in whooping cough. I am pregnant and want to know the best way to protect my baby. Is it exclusive breastfeeding? Getting the vaccine? Making sure ...
KCCI Des Moines

Whooping cough: Study says baby can be protected if mom gets vaccine

A new study found that moms who receive the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy give birth to infants who are better protected against the infection. The study in JAMA Pediatrics looked at the ...
Post and Courier

Protecting your baby from whooping cough that’s making a comeback in SC and nationally

What might just be an annoying cough to an adult or even an older sibling could be a devastating infection for a newborn. Pertussis, or whooping cough, is making a comeback in South Carolina and ...
WLWT

Officials: 2 Kentucky infants died of whooping cough in the last 6 months

Two infants in the state of Kentucky have died in the last six months from pertussis, an illness more commonly known as whooping cough.The Kentucky Department for Public Health made the announcement ...
WAPT

Mississippi baby dies from whooping cough

MEGAN. VACCINATIONS FOR THIS INFECTION CAN BE GIVEN AS EARLY AS TWO MONTHS. UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, THE BABY THAT DIED WAS YOUNGER THAN THAT, LEAVING THEM UNPROTECTED. ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ...