With the risk of whooping cough infections rising, it's a good time to make sure you're up to date on your Tdap booster, experts say. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly infectious respiratory ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a unanimous 14-0 vote, recommended either tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis ...

Since its implementation 12 years ago, the maternal tetanus, reduced diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine has contributed to a decrease in pertussis among the youngest infants. Following ...

October 28, 2010 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended a booster dose of the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis ...

Pregnant woman being vaccinated Immunization with Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy resulted in higher concentrations of pertussis toxin antibodies in newborns. Immunization with ...

A booster vaccine for whooping cough, which many states require for middle school-aged children, does not provide long-lasting protection, a study finds. The Tdap booster is meant to protect against ...

ATLANTA -- In certain cases where the tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine is recommended, clinicians may substitute the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, the CDC's Advisory ...

Receiving a Tdap vaccination during the third trimester of a pregnancy provides protection against whooping cough for the first two months of the baby’s life, according to a CDC study published Feb. 6 ...

The Cascade City-County Health Department was notified of a whooping cough case in a student who attends Cascade School.

Multiple studies, including randomized controlled trials, show the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccine is safe and effective to receive during pregnancy, contrary to claims shared online ...