How Does a Mother’s Tdap Shot Protect a Newborn Baby?
Newborns and infants have the highest rates of death from pertussis and need extra protection from the Tdap shot that their mother got during her third trimester.
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Influenza and Tdap Vaccination Rates Among Pregnant Women
Influenza and Tdap vaccination rates among pregnant women are still much lower than they should be, putting these moms and their babies at risk to get a vaccine preventable disease.
Challenging the Concept of Herd Immunity
Herd immunity is not junk science or a false theory. Herd immunity is real, it works, and explains how people in a community are protected from a disease when vaccination rates are above a certain threshold.
Are Reported Pertussis Cases up by 114% Since 1967?
Pertussis cases and deaths are down from the pre-vaccine era.