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Tufts University reports research in pertussis vaccines
2009 JUN 29 - (NewsRx.com) -- "We designed a prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention designed to increase awareness and knowledge of pertussis among parents and grandparents of newborns," investigators in the United States report. "We also evaluated its effect on their willingness to receive the tetanus toxoid-diphtheria toxoid-acellular pertussis vaccine. There was a statistically significant (P < .05) increase in participants' knowledge about pertussis and in their willingness to receive vaccination after our education program," wrote P.Y.I. Tam and colleagues, Tufts University. The researchers concluded: "However, follow-up several months after participants underwent the intervention revealed that only 12 (8%) of 150 participants had been vaccinated." Tam and colleagues published their study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (Response to an Education Program for Parents About Adult Pertussis Vaccination. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2009;30(6):589-592). For additional information, contact P.Y.I. Tam, Tufts University, School Medical, Baystate Children's Hospital, Dept. of Pediatrics, 759 Chestnut St., Springfield, MA 01199, USA. The publisher of the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology can be contacted at: University Chicago Press, 1427 E 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637-2954, USA. Keywords: United States, Springfield, Adult Immunization, Adult Pertussis Vaccine, Biotechnology, Diphtheria, Epidemiology, Immunization, Infectious Disease, Pertussis Vaccines, Tetanus, Vaccination, Whooping Cough, Tufts University. This article was prepared by Pharma Business Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Pharma Business Week via NewsRx.com.
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