Sarah Michelle Gellar, former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actress and mom to two young children says she wants to educate parents on the importance of vaccines, particularly the pertussis vaccine, which protects children against whooping cough. Gellar, 36, has been married to actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. since 2002. Together, they have a daughter, Charlotte Grace ... read more »
Dr. LaMar Habrouck, Illinois State Health Director, has taken to getting his message about vaccination safety by using the media to educate parents on the American Academy of Pediatric’s vaccination schedule. Habrouck spoke to WBBM Radio on Friday, saying that the rise in whooping cough (pertussis) cases in Illinois is largely due to misconceptions and ... read more »
With about 5,389 cases of whooping cough in Australia reported in 2012, the country is seeing epidemic amounts of whooping cough (otherwise known as pertussis) cases, according to Ramon Pink, Canterbury District Health Board Medical Officer on Wednesday. According to Stuff.co.nz, the spread of the disease has involved 52 children under the age of one in Australia ... read more »
This week, scientists in Australia reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that children given the DTaP — the current vaccine used to prevent whooping cough — were four times more likely to contract whooping cough than children given the DTwP, which is an older version of the vaccine. The DTwP was found to ... read more »
Whooping cough, better known as pertussis to those familiar with medical jargon, is not the uncommon disease adults like to think it is. Not only are cases of whooping cough on the rise, the federal government feels all adults should be vaccinated for it. You probably think you’re okay because you had the inoculation as ... read more »
McHenry County, Illinois might be experiencing a full-on whooping cough outbreak. What were thought to be isolated cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection have more than doubled this fall. Northwest suburban Cary-Grove High School reports that 22 students have been diagnosed with whooping cough (also known as pertussis), which is commonly spread person-to-person through ... read more »
A new study published last week in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases says that pregnant women should be vaccinated against pertussis, or whooping cough before giving birth in order to provide enough protection to newborns during their most vulnerable period. The study showed that it takes about two weeks after receiving the vaccine for a woman’s body to be protected ... read more »
Yesterday, the U.S. Center of Disease and Control (CDC) announced new vaccine recommendations for pregnant women. Ever since whooping cough (also known as pertussis) has made a comeback, inflicting nearly 13,000 people a year in recent years, studies have been conducted to try to figure out where the breakdown of immunity has occurred. In 2008, ... read more »
In this day and age, it’s hard to imagine anybody, let alone a tiny little infant, dying from a disease that has recently been considered eradicated. California is leading in pertussis deaths, however, many states throughout the country are experiencing a significant and alarming increase in both diagnosis and deaths caused by whooping cough. 10 ... read more »
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