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AAP Article: Effectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant Pertussis

Abstract BACKGROUND: Vaccination against pertussis during pregnancy is recommended to protect newborns, yet there is limited information about the effectiveness of maternal tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (Tdap)…

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Pertussis is on the rise in Oklahoma – Recent AJOG article suggests early third trimester optimal time for vaccination in pregnancy

According to recent news reports, officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health have confirmed 70 cases of pertussis, also knows as “whooping cough”, so far in 2016 – nearly…

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