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Whooping cough can be fatal to infants ... The Health Department says there has been a significant rise in the number of whooping cough cases in South Australia this year ... Whooping cough is not considered life threatening to adults, but it can be to infants who are too young to be immunised. (ABC Online)
Stanford microbiologist earns Lasker award Sep 14, 2008
The honor, which includes a $300,000 cash prize, recognizes Falkow's work in bacterial pathogenesis, which explains how microbes cause human diseases such as cholera, plague and whooping cough. Falkow will accept the award at a ceremony in New York on Sept. 26 hosted by the foundation, created in 1942 by Albert Lasker, a successful advertising executive, and Mary Lasker, a pioneering advocate for medical research. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Big Lines For Student Immunizations Didn't Materialize Sep 12, 2008
The Health District expected big lines again on this second day of school, with so many seventh graders still needing a whooping cough vaccine -- but that wasn't the case. Now, school is going on without those students. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Adults give kids the whoops Sep 6, 2008
TEN years ago, fewer than 50 per cent of cases of whooping cough -- widely regarded as a childhood disease -- were recorded in adults over the age of 20 ... But as whooping cough -- known to doctors as pertussis, after the bug responsible -- can prove fatal in young children, the increasing adult rates are proving a real concern ... "Most people think whooping cough affects only children," says Jessica Wilson, a GP in Sydney's eastern suburbs. (The Australian)
Childhood Vaccination Rates High Sep 5, 2008
Childhood diseases like measles and whooping cough are rare in the U.S. thanks to widespread immunizations. But keeping up with all the shots can be a challenge. (WebMD)
District, state remind parents of the importance of vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
The state has reported outbreaks of whooping cough, a disease that can be prevented through vaccine, in recent years, Sherard said ... It came as a surprise to Donna Hall when her grandson was diagnosed with whooping cough last September ... "I wish every young mother could go visit an old woman in the nursing home and ask them what it was like in the 40s with whooping cough or the 1950s with the measles," Delger said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism Sep 4, 2008
The researchers hope their findings, published in the journal , will put the issue to rest and persuade parents to vaccinate their children a move that could stop measles and other, previously controlled serious illnesses such as mumps and whooping cough from making comebacks. "We need to ensure the vaccine recommendations are followed to not only protect those who are immunized," says CDC researcher Larry Pickering," but to also provide herd protection for people in the United States and... (Scientific American)
Grown-ups Not Getting Adult Vaccines Sep 4, 2008
Morita said that in the past three years, the government has recommended three new adult vaccines: for shingles if patients are older than 60, for whooping cough or pertussis, and for HPV for younger women, which may prevent cervical cancer. According to the , less than 10 percent of the adult population is up-to-date on vaccines. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Kids with vaccine allergies can still get shots Sep 3, 2008
The research comes amid recent outbreaks of measles, mumps and whooping cough in the United States, all of which can be prevented by vaccines ... Another study in the same journal found the chickenpox vaccine caused a 90 percent drop in incidence of the disease, while a third recommended parents get vaccinated against whooping cough to protect their newborns. (MSNBC -- Health)
Most vaccine-allergic children can still be safely vaccinated, Hopkins experts say Sep 2, 2008
Given recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable infections like measles, mumps and whooping cough in the United States, and measles and polio overseas, it is essential to safely vaccinate as many children as possible, investigators say. Combing through available evidence on vaccine safety and allergies, the Hopkins-led team developed a sequence of instructions - an algorithm - that prompts physicians one step at a time on how to evaluate and immunize children with known or suspected vaccine... (EurekAlert!)
Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Sep 1, 2008
Pertussis (whooping cough) causes illness among adults, but is most harmful when spread to infants, who are at the greatest risk of complications and death. CDC recently reported that a health care worker in the newborn nursery of a general hospital gave pertussis to 11 different infants over a three-month period in 2004. (Pekin Times, IL)
Kabul raid kills 3, including 2 children Sep 1, 2008
PITTSBURGH - Medical officials in Pittsburgh say staff members and some patients at a Veterans Affairs hospital are getting preventive treatment for whooping cough after an outbreak was traced to several workers at an outpatient clinic. MUNICH, Germany - For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have. (News Central Portal Site, CA)
OPINION: Invisible menace Aug 30, 2008
Younger parents grew up in a time when the childhood diseases that afflicted earlier generations - polio, measles, whooping cough, mumps, rubella - were simply not an issue. As the number of vaccines has grown, so has their cost - over $900 for a boy and $1,200 for a girl, birth through 12. (The Trentonian, NJ)
VA Pittsburgh confirms two whooping cough cases Aug 30, 2008
Two cases of highly contagious whooping cough have been confirmed among employees at the University Drive Division of the , but no patients have gotten sick, the system announced today. The Oakland facility is continuing to identify other employees and patients who might have been exposed to the disease; so far, 52 patients were being offered preventive care while 222 employees, residents, interns and medical students have been advised to seek prophylaxis treatment because of exposure to the... (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Whooping cough outbreak reported by VA Aug 30, 2008
An outbreak of whooping cough has been reported among 14 employees at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's Oakland location. After two employees came down with the illness, the hospital began an investigation on Aug. 23 and found more cases. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
CDC Urges Pre-Teen Vaccination With New Public Service Announcements Aug 29, 2008
Campaign encourages parents to protect their 11- and 12-year-olds from meningitis, whooping cough, and the virus that causes cervical cancer ATLANTA, Aug 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases today announced that new public service announcements (PSAs) targeting the parents of pre-teens are now available to broadcast organizations. The television and radio spots, part of CDC's Pre-Teen... (PR Newswire)
CDC: Too Few Adults Being Vaccinated Aug 28, 2008
And now theres yet another concernwhooping cough. Because adults havent been immunized against whooping cough in years, the illness is now starting to show up in adults and so thats why theres been a new emphasis trying to immunize adults again, says Dr. Sutker ... The whooping cough vaccine is given in combination with the diphtheria and tetnus boosterwhich you should get every 10 years. (Newsmax)
How Long Does Flu Immunity Last? Aug 28, 2008
It turns out, however, that those antibodies unlike those against illnesses like tetanus or whooping cough can provide a formidable and life-long defense against the flu, as long as they're pitted against the correct strain. For an explanation, TIME asks Eric Altschuler, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and co-author of a recent paper in Nature about antibodies to the 1918 pandemic flu virus. (Time.com)
Student Diagnosed With Highly Contagious Illness Aug 27, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- A 14-year-old Poway High School student has been diagnosed with whooping cough, health officials said Tuesday ... Health officials said the student is the 29th case of whooping cough in San Diego County this year ... "It's extremely important for parents to ensure that they and their children are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases including whooping cough," said county Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
EDITORIAL:Vaccinations Aug 26, 2008 Jump in U.S. Measles Cases Linked to Vaccine Fears Aug 24, 2008 Vaccine-wary parents spread fears, outbreaks Aug 23, 2008 Parents react Aug 23, 2008 Paige leaves Torrence Creek, Crisp named interim Aug 22, 2008 LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 21, 2008 Aug 22, 2008 Measles makes a comeback Aug 22, 2008 A time for reflection and reason Aug 21, 2008 WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 is 'On Your Side' With Healthy Living For Kids; Free Immunizations for Children on Sunday, August 24 at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Aug 21, 2008 Nurse’s Notes - For kids, it’s time for school, immunizations Aug 20, 2008 N.J. requires flu shots for pre-schoolers Aug 19, 2008 Whooping cough case uncovered in Ellensburg Aug 19, 2008 Quarantines are a thing of the past Aug 16, 2008 ISBE and IDPH remind parents about school immunizations Aug 16, 2008 Immunization doses change for students Aug 15, 2008 New shots required for seventh graders, parents rush to immunize children Aug 15, 2008 Long-lost letters delivered from Enumclaw to Georgia Aug 14, 2008 The media's addiction to controversy can seriously damage your health Aug 13, 2008 Child Immunizations Aug 13, 2008 Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Di... Aug 12, 2008 Alternative Vaccination Schedules Aug 12, 2008 Immunizations important for schoolchildren Aug 7, 2008 Pediatricians urge vaccines for whooping cough Aug 7, 2008 Parents: Are child's shot records in order? Aug 7, 2008 Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Aug 5, 2008 Changes made to vaccination rules Aug 2, 2008 5 things you didn't know about ... Myiasis Jul 30, 2008 Whooping cough case reported in Minidoka County Jul 23, 2008 Kids face new rules for school vaccinations Jul 20, 2008 Volunteers Help Preserve Historic Griswold Cemetery in Marthasville Jul 18, 2008 Melrose People: Ellen Cobau Jul 13, 2008 Column: Norwell in the 1920s, part III Jul 13, 2008 Doctor: Attend Langley Arts Festival Despite Whooping Cough Jul 13, 2008 It's that time again for immunizing your child for school Jul 13, 2008 STDs still a concern in La Crosse County Jul 8, 2008 National Health Service: A revolution in caring for our health Jul 5, 2008 Eleven children and mother of female politics Jul 3, 2008 Group advises adding multiple vaccines for kids Jun 28, 2008 The birth of the NHS Jun 28, 2008 GlaxoSmithKline four-in-one vaccine OK'd Jun 26, 2008 Kids in poorest countries to be vaccinated Jun 26, 2008 GlaxoSmithKline vaccine OK'd; children may need fewer shots Jun 26, 2008 New 5-in-1 Vaccine May Reduce Number of Pediatric Shots Jun 25, 2008 US FDA licenses Sanofi Pasteur's new pediatric combination vaccine, Pentacel (R) Jun 24, 2008 Anti-Vaccine Activists vs. Gardasil Jun 24, 2008 Smoggy smoggy smoggy, oi oi oi Jun 23, 2008 Avoid the Back-to-School immunization rush Jun 20, 2008 Rules on shots changing Jun 20, 2008 CRACKING THE CASE: How modern science and old-fashioned detective work brought the salmonella outbreak to light Jun 19, 2008 2 Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed Jun 18, 2008 Australian officials defend decision to skip ceremony Jun 17, 2008 If you have doubts, you are thinking Jun 15, 2008 Pertussis warning continues Jun 13, 2008 Pugliese: A speech cant encompass the class experiences Jun 11, 2008 County gearing up for mosquito spraying Jun 7, 2008 CDC: Baby Whooping Cough Outbreak Traced to Nurse Jun 7, 2008 Infants caught whooping cough from nurse Jun 6, 2008 NJ senators to debate vaccine exemptions Jun 5, 2008 Marching Over Vaccines And Autism Jun 5, 2008 * Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 5, 2008 Parents of some 4th graders urged to seek treatment Jun 3, 2008 Combination Vaccine Safe for Preemies May 31, 2008 DTaP and Polio Vaccines Effective When Combined May 31, 2008 A community decision May 28, 2008 Whooping cough hits high school May 25, 2008
Current concerns focus on a rise in reported cases of whooping cough (pertussis is the medical name), and it is especially dangerous for infants and toddlers ... The list of recommended immunizations for adults includes influenza, pneumonia, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcal diseases, shingles, chicken pox, measles-mumps-rubella, human papillomavirus (women), and tetanus-diphteria-whooping cough ... The whooping cough, diphtheria and measles vaccination effort has been so successful that... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
More than tots need booster shots Aug 25, 2008
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has been on the rise, and it's especially dangerous to infants, who can catch the disease from their parents, adolescent siblings, grandparents or caregivers ... Seven cases of whooping cough - named for its distinctive cough - were confirmed in Northeast Mississippi public health districts in April, June and July, according to Mississippi State Department statistics ... For 2008, there have been 62 cases of the whooping cough around the state, compared... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
At least 17 children were sick with whooping cough at a private school in the San Francisco Bay area, and 13 were not vaccinated against the disease, which can be fatal to children. . (Newsmax)
But other, more virulent diseases, such as measles or pertussis, also known as whooping cough, require collective immunity of up to 94 percent to avoid infection, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Holes in 'herd immunity' In small communities in states from Washington and Colorado to Vermont and Michigan, vaccine skeptics are drilling wide holes in herd immunity, leaving others at risk, the scientists said. (MSNBC -- Health)
While I vaccinated my child with everything the government advises, my child still got whooping cough because so many parents don't (or won't) vaccinate their children ... Only after my child had become better did we learn that there had been an outbreak of whooping cough in our area. (MSNBC -- Health)
Tdap is a vaccine that provides protection against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (or whooping cough). Also new is a rule that kindergarteners are now required to have a second mumps vaccine before enrolling for school for the first time, and are required to have a physical examination completed in the 12 months before entering school. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Regarding vaccines for whooping cough: Presently, there is a rising trend in not vaccinating because of the scare about vaccines. Upon looking at my vaccine records (mid-1950s) and my daughter's vaccine records (early-1980s), the number of vaccines has doubled or tripled since then. (North County Times)
At least 17 children were sick with whooping cough at a private school in the San Francisco Bay area, and 13 were not vaccinated against the disease, which can be fatal to children. Related Subjects. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
If the anti-vaccine trend continues to grow, we will surely have measles, mumps and whooping cough epidemics in our communities, and we will add to the one-quarter million deaths that occur from measles each year in the underdeveloped, unimmunized parts of our world. The United Kingdom has already declared measles to be endemic there, and one child died there in 2006 because of this vaccine-preventable disease. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Eligible children three months and older will be given free immunizations against polio, rubella, measles, mumps, tetanus, varicella (chicken pox), diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B and Hib (Haemophilus influenza type B). In addition, HPV (Human Papillomavirus) a vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer will also be administered. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, eliminated polio and significantly reduced the number of cases of measles, diphtheria, rubella (German measles), pertussis (whooping cough) and other diseases in the United States. But despite these efforts, tens of thousands of people in the U.S. still die from vaccine-preventable diseases every year. (Missoulian, MT)
The state now also requires preschoolers to get a pneumococcal vaccine and sixth-graders to get a whooping cough booster shot and a meningitis shot. Princeton Nassau Pediatrics ordered about 10 percent more of the vaccine than last year and expects to deliver between 9,000 and 10,000 doses this year. (The Trentonian, NJ)
advertisement While anyone can become infected with whooping cough, which is an air-borne disease, it is most severe and can be fatal for children less than 1-year-old. Signs and symptoms include. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Croup and whooping cough, while somewhat similar, are not the same. A cousin of mine had whooping cough, and during one episode he coughed and whooped so hard that he cracked a rib, and to this day he remembers it as a most painful childhood experience ... Chicken Pox, measles, mumps, whooping cough and croup were among the common illnesses contracted by children, and for most of us, they were considered a part of growing up. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Immunization is one of the most significant public health achievements of the 20th century, according to the CDC. Vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, measles, mumps, whooping cough and diphtheria carry with them certain costs, such as sick children missing school and causing parents to miss work. These diseases also result in doctor s visits, hospitalizations and even premature deaths. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Middle school students entering sixth or seventh grade are required to take a shot for meningitis and Tdap, which protects against whooping cough. Meningitis shots can only be administered to children age 11 or older and Tdap can only be given to children aged 10 or older. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
And new this year, seventh graders must have the Tdap vaccine, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). Several special immunization clinics are increasing their hours to accommodate the back to school rush. (KRNV.com, NV)
A Sallie Holliman letter dated Dec. 9, 1884, for example, chronicled the devastating effects of a whooping cough outbreak: Charlie Lowe s mother is dead and Sam Swint, too. Lib Kelley s baby and Marie Williford s baby. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
In the 1970s, after another media alarm, the uptake of a vaccination against whooping cough and other diseases dropped to 33. Later in the decade, a whooping cough epidemic led to 27 deaths and 17 cases of permanent brain damage. (guardian.co.uk)
As are hepatitis b, diphtheria, tetanus, rotavirus, whooping cough, measles, mumps and rubella; all viruses that a century ago could have cost you your life, now eliminated by vaccinations that start before the age of two. The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that giving children immunizations like these prevents 14 million infections, saves 33,000 lives and saves $10 billion in medical costs. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Pertussis (whooping cough) is a bacteria which causes severe coughing. It can be fatal in young infants. (Suite101.com)
Common, but potentially serious, diseases include pneumococcal disease, pertussis (whooping cough), rotavirus, and influenza. Common, but less often serious, diseases include chickenpox and hepatitis A.. (Suite101.com)
Tdap which provides protection against pertussis (whooping cough) along with tetanus and diphtheria. Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) which protects against invasive meningococcal disease. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
"If children aren't immunized, parents should think seriously about immunizing them. Whooping cough can be life-threatening for babies," said Dr. Marna Schwartz, a pediatrician at SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium ... Whooping cough is a bacterial disease ... "Because whooping cough is always around, this new vaccine is going to decrease the reservoir of infection as more adolescents and adults become immune," Brown said. (Juneau Empire)
In recent years, cases of tuberculosis and pertussis "whooping cough" were suspected at Gwinnett Schools. A Duluth Middle student was diagnosed in 2006 with bacterial meningitis, a rare life-threatening illness. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Pertussis (whooping cough) causes illness among adults, but is most harmful when spread to infants, who are at the greatest risk of complications and death. CDC recently reported that a health care worker in the newborn nursery of a general hospital gave pertussis to 11 different infants over a three-month period in 2004. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
These rule changes were designed to help reduce the incidence of whooping cough and mumps disease among North Carolinians, said Beth Rowe-West, RN, BSN, and Head of the Immunization Branch. Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory infection ... Most children are fully protected against it prior to entering kindergarten, but immunity to whooping cough wanes after about 10 years. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
She reported a three-week history of whooping cough with bloody sputum, without fever. Before arriving in the emergency ward, she coughed up bloody sputum that contained a large, living brownish fly maggot. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Local health officials are asking people to check up on their vaccination records after a case of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, was found in Minidoka County last week ... Whooping cough is endemic to south-central Idaho, she said ... Pertussis, or whooping cough, is distinctly identified by its persistent cough explosive bursts ending with a typical high-pitched whoop as the person catches their breath. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Pertussis, commonly known whooping cough, occurs every year in Arizona ... Therefore, adolescents and adults are at risk for whooping cough and can spread the infection to infants and young children, she said ... "Both my children, now 21 and 16, had all their vaccinations. Yes, it was uncomfortable watching them cry, but for heaven's sakes, it would be devastating to have your child die from whooping cough. "Parents who do not vaccinate their children are being negligent, in my opinion. (AZCentral -- News)
Harvey Gaylord Griswold, a twin whose brother died in infancy, died of whooping cough at the age of 5. All eight of the gravestones can be seen in the cemetery. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
If it is a communicable disease, such as chicken pox or whooping cough, the city or town health directors are notified right away. Then, I do the follow-up. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
The immediate impetus for its establishment was not only the influenza epidemic of 1918-19, but also the tragic deaths in 1920 of three children in the Bates family, ages 4, 5 and 6, of scarlet fever, whooping cough and measles over a three-week period. Mrs. Amy Sylvester was the VNA s first president. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
There's been an outbreak of whooping cough on the south end of Whidbey Island with 27 confirmed cases and another 15 to 20 suspected, Dr. Roger Case of Island County Health Department said. Health officials said, most, but not all of the confirmed whooping cough cases are from the island ... Small children, especially babies, are extremely vulnerable to whooping cough, also known as pertussis. (KIRO TV, WA)
New immunization requirement for seventh graders Effective July 1, 2008, incoming seventh grade students must receive Tdap vaccine, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) before beginning school if at least five years have passed since the last tetanus-containing vaccination. This may be a surprise for many parents, as this immunization usually was given at 14 to 15 years of age in the past. (KRNV.com, NV)
The county had only six cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in 2007 after pertussis outbreaks with 44 cases in 2004 and 20 cases in 2005. Only four cases were reported in the county in 2006. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
"Vaccinations are one of the most important things to have happened. The NHS was all about prevention as well as treatment, and never more so than in children's diseases. Whooping cough and diphtheria have also disappeared. I would always tell a parent to get their child vaccinated especially the MMR. There's no evidence of a link to autism at all as far as I can tell," he says. "Of course even under the NHS parents weren't allowed to be with their children in the hospital at first. "They... (Scotsman)
The children, meanwhile, came down with measles, chickenpox, whooping cough and mumps. Enid would return from evening meetings very late, send Ada to bed and the nurse home, and relax in front of the fire in her dressing gown, soaking up the adrenalin. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Pentacel was licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week for immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis or whooping cough, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib. "The vaccine is indicated for the first four doses of the components in the vaccine at ages 2, 4 and 6 months, and a 15-18 months booster as a primary series," the CDC said in a statement. (Reuters)
By 2008 that list had grown to seven: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, whooping cough, influenza, MMR and meningitis C.. Smoking. (Independent)
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine that protects children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio -- the first to protect against all four diseases in one shot, the company said late Tuesday ... Currently, GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) offers one vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough and another for polio. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Since its inception in 2000, GAVI has bought vaccines for millions of children to protect them against diseases including hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. It has prevented nearly 3 million child deaths and protected about 176 million children from getting sick, according to its figures. (MSNBC -- Health)
The has approved a vaccine that protects children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio, GSK said late Tuesday ... Currently, Glaxo offers one vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough and another for polio. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Approved as a four-dose series at 2, 4, 6 and 15 to 18 months of age, it protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, and influenza type B. Use of the vaccine could reduce the number of injections children get before they are 18 months old by as many as one-third -- from 23 shots to 16, Sanofi said in a statement ... The vaccine should not be administered to infants who developed Guillain-Barr; syndrome after a prior tetanus vaccine, or if a serious adverse reaction... (MEDLINEplus)
Pertussis is commonly known as whooping cough because of the sound some patientsespecially childrenmake while gasping for air during coughing spells. The FDA licensure of Pentacel vaccine is based on the results of multi-center clinical studies conducted in the U.S. and Canada involving more than 5,000 children who received at least one dose of Pentacel vaccine. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
"This issue is not going away as more and more vaccines are brought to the market," Barbara Loe Fisher, president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) who became an activist after a serious reaction in her son to a DPT vaccine (a combined innoculation against Diptheria, Whooping Cough pertussis and Tetanus). Fisher, who has served on an Federal Drug Administration consumer advisory committee on vaccines, takes issue with the CDC's read of the VAERS Gardasil reports. (Time.com)
About 1000 prospective team members were offered vaccinations for, among other things, hepatitis, typhoid, polio, tetanus, whooping cough, measles and influenza. Officials would not confirm rumours that Shane Warne had been hired as dietitian to the Australian team so that they wouldn't risk getting Beijing belly by eating any of that foreign muck. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
A Tdap booster to protect against whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria, because immunity decreases with time Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) because the risk for this disease increases from 15 through 24 years of age. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls to prevent two types of the virus that cause 70 percent of cervical cancer. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
It is a booster dose of Tdap (tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis) with pertussis meaning whooping cough ... The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said there has been an increase in whooping cough in the United States in recent years ... The shot is known to decrease the incidence of whooping cough by 90 percent. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
With previous experience with outbreaks of measles, whooping cough, hantavirus and even the plague, Houk immediately went into outbreak mode. "We literally drop everything when there's a communicable disease, to protect people.". (USA Today -- Money)
-- Two 11-year-olds have been diagnosed with whooping cough this week. The Douglas County Health Department said one test came back positive on Friday. (7 KETV Omaha)
Around 1,000 prospective team members were offered vaccinations for hepatitis, typhoid, polio, tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria, measles-mumps-rubella and influenza during a six-month immunisation period. But Australian officials, fearing a diplomatic backlash, have defended their actions, saying pollution was only part of the reason they wanted their athletes to stay away from Beijing. (International Herald Tribune)
I had whooping cough and I was not as sick as the baby who was sick after shots that I read about in our Winona Daily News. In the Times-Republican of Marshalltown, Iowa, a woman wrote about a young boy who was going to tables in a restaurant and spilling salt on the tables and then he came to her table and spit on the table. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Two fourth graders at Washington-Franklin Elementary School were diagnosed with Pertussis, also known as whooping cough just as the school year ended. Now, another student in the same grade at the school has been diagnosed. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
I could remind you of whooping cough and pep rallies. I could share stories of my friends and my classes. (Medford Transcript, MA)
For example, there were 250 cases of whooping cough last year; 140 cases of tuberculosis; 417 cases of early syphilis; 611 cases of HIV; 1,027 cases of salmonellosis. To request a no-spray zone, or for other questions related to the mosquito-control insecticide spraying, call the Road Department at 662-329-5840. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Health Officials Trace Infant Whooping Cough Outbreak at Texas Hospital to Sick Nurse ... A 2004 whooping cough outbreak at a Texas hospital has been traced back to a nurse who worked in the nursery at the time of the outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published June 6 ... Health officials began investigating the outbreak after six infants were identified in the first half of June 2004 with symptoms consistent with... (Fox News)
NEW YORK - Public health officials investigating a 2004 outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis, among newborns in Texas identified the source as a health-care worker where the babies were born. Staff members at a childrens hospital in Texas noticed that six infants admitted with whooping cough had been born during the first half of June at the same general hospital ... During that time she directly cared for 113 infants, including the 11 who came down with whooping cough. (MSNBC -- Health)
This includes immunizations for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, measles, rubella, polio, mumps, chickenpox, the flu and hepatitis B.. While medical experts hail the vaccines for successfully quelling the spread of deadly diseases, some parents fret about giving children dozens of vaccine doses and don't want government dictating their medical decisions. (NJ.com)
"The child who didn't get the whooping cough vaccine and is now on a respirator and now may have permanent brain and lung damage," he said. For more information from both the medical and activist communities on this issue, you can check out. (CBS News)
A health official advised the public on Tuesday to refrain from taking young children with them while traveling to Japan because of reports of a large number of cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough ... He said that whooping cough often peaks in Japan between May and July and that although there have been no domestic outbreaks in recent years and no imported cases last year, the public should remain on guard, given the close exchanges between the two countries. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
News Featured Sections Services. A letter from the Farmington School District has been mailed to the 88 students in fourth grade at the school last semester to tell them of the highly contagious illness and what precautions to take. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of the DTaP vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough, in preterm infants does not increase the risk of potentially serious heart or breathing problems, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. In particular, the findings indicate that the DTaP vaccine is not associated with prolonged slowing of the heart rate, known as bradycardia, or with extended periods of no breathing, known as apnea. (MEDLINEplus)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As booster vaccines in young children, the DTaP vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough, can be combined with the inactivated poliovirus (IPV) vaccine without reducing the effectiveness of either, new research shows. "When given as a booster dose to 4-6 year olds," senior investigator Dr. Nicola P. Klein told Reuters Health, "a combined vaccine (is as safe and effective as) separate injections of DTaP and IPV.". (MEDLINEplus)
The temporary closure earlier this month of a private El Sobrante school to stem an outbreak of whooping cough is a reminder that an individual's decision to forgo vaccination can have serious consequences for a community. Whooping cough, or pertussis, also known as the 100-day cough, is a debilitating illness that undermines general health. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Two cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported at Belmont High School in recent weeks ... At this time of year people think it s just allergies, she said, but if you develop a bad cough you should see your primary care physician and tell them you may have been exposed to whooping cough ... A course of antibiotics is often recommended to those with prolonged exposure to a person with whooping cough, particularly because they are infectious for two weeks before symptoms develop. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
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