Observational epidemiologic data on 132 California kids who caught pertussis (of 15,000 in a cohort), presented at the American Society for Microbiology meeting last week, suggested that protection from pertussis vaccination may wane as soon as 3 years after the last dose. Kids age 8-12 were most at risk (the last dose is given at age ~4-6, with a booster dose advised at ~11-12).
Pertussis vaccine wanes even faster than thought?
Pertussis vaccine wanes even faster than…
Pertussis vaccine wanes even faster than thought?
Observational epidemiologic data on 132 California kids who caught pertussis (of 15,000 in a cohort), presented at the American Society for Microbiology meeting last week, suggested that protection from pertussis vaccination may wane as soon as 3 years after the last dose. Kids age 8-12 were most at risk (the last dose is given at age ~4-6, with a booster dose advised at ~11-12).