How Many People Die from Vaccine Preventable Diseases These Days?
Do you know how many people still die from vaccine-preventable diseases?
pertussis deaths
Are Reported Pertussis Cases up by 114% Since 1967?
Pertussis cases and deaths are down from the pre-vaccine era.
Why is the Tdap Vaccine in Category C?
The Tdap vaccine is routinely recommended for all pregnant women, so why would it be in the FDA Category C? We should start by stating that “risk-benefit decisions regarding use of a drug during pregnancy are more complex than the category designations suggest.” Why is the Tdap Vaccine in Category C? Anyway, the category designations …
Does Getting the DTaP Vaccine Make You More Susceptible to Pertussis?
Nope. Getting the DTaP vaccine does not make you more susceptible to getting pertussis.