Pertussis Vaccine
Strategies for pertussis immunization in North America outlined
Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 10th, 2005
"In North America, children currently receive five doses of a combined diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine between the ages of 2 months and 6 years. Although this schedule has reduced the incidence of childhood pertussis, it has not led to the development of herd immunity in the total population, largely because pertussis immunity wanes with time. The time course over which immunity wanes is uncertain; however, high pertussis antibody titers in...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2005-08-10)
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