Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines

Everything you need to know about pertussis and pertussis vaccines.

• What to Do If Your Child Is Exposed to Pertussis

• A Chart That Shows the Pertussis Vaccine Works

• A Shot at the Dark - DPT vs DTaP

• Pertussis Outbreaks

• Let’s Talk About Pertussis Deaths

• Pertussis Deaths Were More Than 7,000 Percent Higher Just as We Got the DPT Vaccine!

• The DTaP and Tdap Vaccines Do Prevent Transmission of Pertussis

• Why Do You Need a Tdap in Each and Every Pregnancy?

• Asymptomatic Pertussis Infections

• Is Your Risk of Death from the Pertussis Vaccine Higher Than from the Disease?

• DTP Vaccines

• Acellular Pertussis Vaccines

• Do More Vaccinated or Unvaccinated Kids Get Pertussis?

• Are Reported Pertussis Cases up by 114% Since 1967?

• How Many Lives Has the DPT Vaccine Saved?

• Do Pertussis Vaccines Work Against Pertactin-Negative Pertussis Bacteria?

• Does Getting the DTaP Vaccine Make You More Susceptible to Pertussis?

• How Does a Mother’s Tdap Shot Protect a Newborn Baby?

• Can Vaccinated Children Be Asymptomatic Carriers of Pertussis?

• What Causes Non-Stop Crying After DTaP Vaccines?

• What Happened When Sweden Stop Using the DPT Vaccine?

• Why Are the DPT and OPV Vaccines Still Used in Some Countries?

• Did the DTaP Vaccine Only Have a Four Day Clinical Trial?