New shots required for seventh graders, parents rush to immunize children Aug 15, 2008
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)
Long-lost letters delivered from Enumclaw to Georgia Aug 14, 2008
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)
The media's addiction to controversy can seriously damage your health Aug 13, 2008
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)
Child Immunizations Aug 13, 2008
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)
Alternative Vaccination Schedules Aug 12, 2008
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)
Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Di... Aug 12, 2008
Pertussis (whooping cough) is a bacteria which causes severe coughing. It can be fatal in young infants. (Suite101.com)
Immunizations important for schoolchildren Aug 7, 2008
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)
Pediatricians urge vaccines for whooping cough Aug 7, 2008
"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)
Parents: Are child's shot records in order? Aug 7, 2008
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)
Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Aug 5, 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. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Changes made to vaccination rules Aug 2, 2008
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)
5 things you didn't know about ... Myiasis Jul 30, 2008
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)
Whooping cough case reported in Minidoka County Jul 23, 2008
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)
Kids face new rules for school vaccinations Jul 20, 2008
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)
Volunteers Help Preserve Historic Griswold Cemetery in Marthasville Jul 18, 2008
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)
Melrose People: Ellen Cobau Jul 13, 2008
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)
Column: Norwell in the 1920s, part III Jul 13, 2008
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)
Doctor: Attend Langley Arts Festival Despite Whooping Cough Jul 13, 2008
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)
It's that time again for immunizing your child for school Jul 13, 2008
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)
STDs still a concern in La Crosse County Jul 8, 2008
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)
National Health Service: A revolution in caring for our health Jul 5, 2008
"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)
Eleven children and mother of female politics Jul 3, 2008
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)
Group advises adding multiple vaccines for kids Jun 28, 2008
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)
The birth of the NHS Jun 28, 2008
By 2008 that list had grown to seven: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, whooping cough, influenza, MMR and meningitis C.. Smoking. (Independent)
Kids in poorest countries to be vaccinated Jun 26, 2008
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)
GlaxoSmithKline four-in-one vaccine OK'd Jun 26, 2008
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)
GlaxoSmithKline vaccine OK'd; children may need fewer shots Jun 26, 2008
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)
New 5-in-1 Vaccine May Reduce Number of Pediatric Shots Jun 25, 2008
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)
US FDA licenses Sanofi Pasteur's new pediatric combination vaccine, Pentacel (R) Jun 24, 2008
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)
Anti-Vaccine Activists vs. Gardasil Jun 24, 2008
"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)
Smoggy smoggy smoggy, oi oi oi Jun 23, 2008
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)
Avoid the Back-to-School immunization rush Jun 20, 2008
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)
Rules on shots changing Jun 20, 2008
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)
CRACKING THE CASE: How modern science and old-fashioned detective work brought the salmonella outbreak to light Jun 19, 2008
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)
2 Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed Jun 18, 2008
-- 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)
Australian officials defend decision to skip ceremony Jun 17, 2008
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)
If you have doubts, you are thinking Jun 15, 2008
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)
Pertussis warning continues Jun 13, 2008
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)
Pugliese: A speech cant encompass the class experiences Jun 11, 2008
I could remind you of whooping cough and pep rallies. I could share stories of my friends and my classes. (Medford Transcript, MA)
County gearing up for mosquito spraying Jun 7, 2008
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)
CDC: Baby Whooping Cough Outbreak Traced to Nurse Jun 7, 2008
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)
Infants caught whooping cough from nurse Jun 6, 2008
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)
Marching Over Vaccines And Autism Jun 5, 2008
"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)
NJ senators to debate vaccine exemptions Jun 5, 2008
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)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 5, 2008
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)
Parents of some 4th graders urged to seek treatment Jun 3, 2008
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)
Combination Vaccine Safe for Preemies May 31, 2008
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)
DTaP and Polio Vaccines Effective When Combined May 31, 2008
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)
A community decision May 28, 2008
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)
Whooping cough hits high school May 25, 2008
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)
Help for the homeless May 24, 2008
The housing didn t work out but they did get tetanus and whooping cough immunizations provided by the Linn County Department of Health Services. This was the second year for the HEART to Heart Social Service Resource Fair, held at the Swanson Park and Fitness Center and sponsored by HEART (Homeless Enrichment and Rehabilitation Team), the city of Albany and Community Services Consortium. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Gawker Shocker May 24, 2008
Experts warn that if too many parents stop immunizing their children, "once rampant diseases such as measles, mumps and whooping cough will storm back, even in developed nations with robust public-health programs." Worries about the connection between autism and vaccines stem from a now nearly discredited study that suggested exposure to the measles virus could cause autism and the fact that some vaccines were preserved in a potentially brain damaging mercury compound until 2001. A weighs the... (Slate)
Winona has egg on its face May 22, 2008
Some of your older readers may have seen a child die of a childhood disease or struggle to catch his breath from whooping cough or diphtheria. It s not a pleasant sight. (Winona Daily News, MN)
How Safe Are Vaccines? May 22, 2008
If they are, it's possible that once rampant diseases such as measles, mumps and whooping cough will storm back, even in developed nations with robust public-health programs. That is forcing both policymakers and parents to wrestle with a dilemma that goes to the heart of democracy: whether the common welfare should trump the individual's right to choose. (Time.com)
Family diaries provide framework for new book of Prairie Home area May 20, 2008
Even if the victim survived the onslaught of typhoid, malaria, influenza and such minor ailments as measles, mumps, whooping cough, the after affects of disease could well leave them partially debilitated and destined for an early death. The author may be an ideal person to blend these diaries with history, telling a compelling story of rural life in the early parts of the last century. (California Democrat, MO)
New Huntersville school named after Barnettes and other school notes May 17, 2008
Based in part on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the changes are designed to reduce the incidents of mumps and pertussis (whooping cough). An additional booster dose of Tdap (tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis) vaccine will be required for all public school students entering the sixth grade on or after Aug. 1, if five years or more have passed since the last dose of tetanus/diphtheria toxoid. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Franco-Americans first arrived en masse in 1880s May 17, 2008
Measles, whooping cough, diptheria and typhoid constantly threatened the lives of the children. When death did come, the French could not afford to hire a funeral parlor. (Courier Publications, ME)
Adults get vaccines too May 16, 2008
(5) The CDC is recommending that the next time youre due for your tetanus and diphtheria shot you get a reformulated version with protection against whooping cough added in. The shot is called TDAP, and the whooping cough booster component is meant to compensate for the gradual loss of immunity against this illness ... At this point, the whooping cough booster is only recommended for those up to age 60. (Chicago Tribune)
Whooping cough outbreak closes private school in El Sobrante May 11, 2008
Article:Whooping cough outbreak closes private school in El Sob:/c/a/2008/05/09/BAN310JQVL.DTL Article:Whooping cough outbreak closes private school in El Sob:/c/a/2008/05/09/BAN310JQVL.DTL ... (05-09) 11:35 PDT EL SOBRANTE -- A private school in El Sobrante is closed today because of an outbreak of whooping cough that has affected at least 16 students, authorities said ... "We felt this was the best way to protect the health of the children at this school. Whooping cough is very contagious and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pupils 'must have MMR jab' to start classes May 11, 2008
She is said to be suggesting that the current NHS plan, which immunises toddlers against MMR, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, meningitis and pneumonia, would be expanded to include chicken pox, flu and winter vomiting virus. In France, all children have the full set of jabs before they can go to school, but in the UK, where vaccination is left to parental discretion, only 85 per cent of children currently receive the MMR jab. (Guardian Unlimited)
Interned return in a show of defiance May 9, 2008
The result is Defiance, described as an immersive multimedia theatre experience that brings to life the stories of people who worked at the Quarantine Station or were interned there to contain outbreaks of diseases including typhoid, whooping cough, smallpox, plague and influenza. From the 1830s to 1972 migrant ships suspected of carrying contagious diseases were stopped inside North Head and the passengers and crew off-loaded into quarantine. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Seven vaccines you need right now May 9, 2008
Whooping cough has come roaring back since an all-time low in the 1970s ... Experts recommend checking your status on vaccinations for diseases including whooping cough and mumps ... She had pertussis, a bacterial infection that usually goes by the name whooping cough because of its distinctive seal-like cough. (CNN -- Health)
Whooping cough shot recommended May 8, 2008
The 22-month-old Hephzibah boy shows no signs of the whooping cough that nearly ended his life ... "So the baby is basically uncovered until 2 months; basically has no coverage against whooping cough until they get the first shot at 2 months of age," he said ... Whooping cough was a much larger problem in the 1930s, before a vaccine was developed. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Importance of immunizations being highlighted May 2, 2008
Infant immunization is extremely important and begins a lifetime of good health," said Iowa Department of Public Health acting Bureau of Disease Prevention and Immunization Chief Don Callaghan. IDPH works to ensure all Iowa children, regardless of income or insurance, are properly vaccinated. The IDPH Immunization Program purchases and distributes vaccine to public and private health care providers through the Vaccines for Children Program. Approximately 257,000 Iowans ages 18 and younger are... (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
Appointments now required for shots at Washoe County Health Department May 2, 2008
All students entering their 7th grade year must be vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis) before the start of the 2008-2009 school year. For more information, log onto www. (KRNV.com, NV)
