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itsbabytime
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Re: Suffolk issues alert on whooping cough
Posted by nrthshgrl
Posted by itsbabytime
I'm confused by this. I'm surprised that there is such an outbreak in schools - this is a vaccine that you need 3 doses of to even enter school  So, if all of these are vaccinated children then, how does getting the vaccination solve the problem?
You don't need 3 doses to enter schools. You can opt out of immunizations in NY based on religious & medical reasons.
In fact, I know someone with child who is not immunized & in the elementary school it was found.
Also the vaccinations guard against catching in & also result in a milder case of it.
Effectiveness of the VaccineTop
The DTaP vaccine is 95% effective in preventing all three diseases that it immunizes against—diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. It is 59-89% effective in preventing pertussis, while the protection rates for diphtheria and tetanus are higher. Pertussis occasionally occurs in children who have received the pertussis immunization, but it is less severe and has fewer complications.Source
Yeah, I know there are ways out of mandatory vaccinations but, I didn't realize it was that widespread. Thanks for the info on the effetiveness - I didn't realize the percentage was that low!
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Re: Suffolk issues alert on whooping cough
Posted by teaforthree
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I have a 2 week old. I "thought" they said that me and dh could get the vaccine but not my newborn.  Speaking of which now I am wondering if my 4 yr old can get the vaccine
Your 4 year old is probably already vaccinated - and that vaccine should still be good. Check with your doc just to be sure.
Adults are more susceptible to getting whooping cough and passing it on to children since their vaccines have worn off for a long time now...
Children are actually less of a risk since they (assuming they had the vaccine) are still protected.
At least, that's the way my doc explained it to me.
DH and I got the vaccine and my parents got it, too.
My MIL didn't have to get it since she HAD whooping cough as a child, so she's already immune.
Sorry to crash but I was diagnosed with whooping cough twice as an adult (during college). It's really terrible. The constant dry cough and the incessant tickle in the back of the throat that just won't go away no matter how hard you cough, coughing to the point where you are nearly vomiting, and the feeling that you are going to crack a rib or throw out your back is not to be taken lightly (not saying anyone is!!). I just can't imagine a baby or young child having it. Luckily, I was given a Z-Pack each time and that helped tremendously but every time I get that tickle in my throat I'm afraid I have it again.
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NervousNell
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Re: Suffolk issues alert on whooping cough
I'm just waiting for measles and mumps outbreaks to start due to vaccine fears.
It's really scary stuff.
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| Posted 10/26/11 8:36 AM |
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Re: Suffolk issues alert on whooping cough
i should probably know this but i dont  for children, its the 3 in 1 correct which includes diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis but for adults is the booster 3 in 1 also or is just the pertussis?
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| Posted 10/26/11 9:46 AM |
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Re: Suffolk issues alert on whooping cough
Children should get 5 doses of DTaP, one dose at each of the following ages: 2, 4, 6, and 15-18 months and 4-6 years.
Td is a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine given to adolescents and adults as a booster shot every 10 years, or after an exposure to tetanus under some circumstances. Tdap is similar to Td but also containing protection against pertussis. Adolescents 11-18 years of age (preferably at age 11-12 years) and adults 19 through 64 years of age should receive a single dose of Tdap. For adults 65 and older who have close contact with an infant and have not previously received Tdap, one dose should be received. Tdap should also be given to 7-10 year olds who are not fully immunized against pertussis. Tdap can be given no matter when Td was last received. Updated Jan 2011
(Upper-case letters in these abbreviations denote full-strength doses of diphtheria (D) and tetanus (T) toxoids and pertussis (P) vaccine. Lower-case “d” and “p” denote reduced doses of diphtheria and pertussis used in the adolescent/adult-formulations. The “a” in DTaP and Tdap stands for “acellular,” meaning that the pertussis component contains only a part of the pertussis organism.)
from the CDC
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