Pregnant women can and should receive the influenza and Tdap vaccines to protect both mother and baby from the respiratory flu and whooping cough. A new six-year study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology confirms the safety of both vaccines during pregnancy and reveals that pregnancy women can receive both at the same time […] More
A new study from the United Kingdom concludes that that the whooping cough vaccine is safe for women in their third trimester of pregnancy. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease. Pertussis has recently experienced a rapid increase in infections resulting in the death of some infected newborns. Because of the increase in […] More
A recent study published in the journal BMJ found that almost 20% of fully vaccinated children in the United Kingdom with a persistent cough have whooping cough, or pertussis, indicating a possible need for more frequent booster shots. A similar study from California published in 2011 came to a similar conclusion: The pertussis vaccine is […] More
According to a new recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pregnant women should receive the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy during the third trimester. Pertussis, or the whooping cough, is a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable and violent coughing, making breathing difficult. Although serious for any individual, the whooping […] More
A recent study of 15,000 children in Marin County, California suggests that the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccination is only effective for three years from the time of a child’s last injection. The study was conducted after a recent string of outbreaks in the United States raised concerns over the efficacy of the product. Lead researcher Dr. […] More
