Discussing Pertussis Outbreak in QC

checkup done ✅ and it’s not pertussis we yasssssed!!!

As we head into a pertussis (whooping cough) wave, due to declining vaccination rates, it’s worth looking at this useful graph describing how much of an awful disease it is. The redder the area, the worse it is for us at an individual and population level……

The Philippines' Department of Health on Tuesday said the contagious bacterial disease called pertussis continues to spread in the country, noting that 54 children have died from the respiratory disease

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Diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-pertussis vaccination &sudden infant deaths in Tennessee

4 sudden and unexplained deaths were classified as sudden infant death syndrome, all had received 1st vaccination of diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-pertussis vaccine & oral polio vaccine

#Whoopingcough is making a post-pandemic comeback in China, with cases surging more than 20-fold in the first two months of 2024. The country reported a combined 32,380 cases of pertussis — more commonly known as whooping cough — in January and February.

Closed replies due to uninformed commentary about the efficacy of pertussis vaccination in this particular age cohort.

Fact: '[DTaP fully protects] Nearly all children (98 in 100) within the year following the last dose'

source: cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/d…

Nagdeklara ng state of calamity sa Sta. Rosa City sa Laguna matapos makapagtala ng 15 kaso ng pertussis. #News5

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SE QLD People please be aware that Pertussis (whooping cough) rates have risen.

Infants and young children are disproportionately affected and it can be life-threatening.

Vaccination is recommended every 5-10 years and is the best protection.

DYK prelicensure trials are relatively small –usually limited to a few thousand subjects & lasting only a few years? It's not enough to prove DTaP vaccine causes less permanent injury or death than diphtheria, tetanus & pertussis. #protectyourkids Go here: picdata.org/dtap-vaccine

#Whooping cough aka #pertussis is surging in Australia.

My article in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on Why, and how can we protect ourselves?

theconversation.com/whooping-cough…

Doing a project on #whoopingcough #pertussis - has anyone currently got it or have family members any age with it? Grateful if you could connect. My DMs are open. Also any pointers to experts or specialists in this area (vaccines, public health, clinical) would be amazing.

Presenting my first poster today at #Microbio24 in Edinburgh (poster B084) on work I’ve been doing investigating the genomes of Bordetella pertussis isolates across different vaccine eras! I will also be presenting this at #NanoporeConf next month🙌 please come say hi! 😊

Seeing more and more people on my timeline complaining about the '100-day cough'. It so happens that, in the few that get tested, pertussis is sometimes found. Yep, that is whooping cough. You can have breakthrough infections even if you are vaccinated nhs.uk/conditions/who…

Michelle As others have stated 'over a dozen' does not seem like it is extreme. Data from the US with 1/5 the population.
Estimated number of deaths caused by whooping cough (pertussis) in the United States from 1990 to 2019, by year |
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DOH: 6 million doses of pertussis vaccine to arrive in July

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Good news, QCitizens!

Dumating na ang mga dagdag na gamot na binili ng ating lokal na pamahalaan na gagamitin upang mapigilan ang pagkalat ng pertussis o whooping cough sa ating lungsod.

Be proactive and get vaccinated against whooping cough! Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is available at MakatiMed. Prior to vaccination, a doctor will first assess you for any allergies or anaphylactic reactions, and if pregnant, at what week of gestation.