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Medical News Today: Spotting the vaccine-preventable diseases that are back in the waiting room
Measles, mumps, whooping cough, and tuberculosis are making a comeback. Why is spotting the symptoms in some cases like detective work? (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news

The ‘Stealth Move’ That Improved Michigan's Vaccine Rates
Just three years ago, Michigan had the fourth-highest rate of unvaccinated kindergartners in the nation. But when a charter school in northwestern Traverse City reported nearly two dozen cases of whooping cough and several cases of measles that November, state officials were jolted to action. Without much fanfare — or time for opponents to respond — they abandoned the state’s relatively loose rules for getting an exemption and issued a regulation requiring families to consult personally with local public health departments before obtaining an immunization waiver. The new rule sidestepped potential ideolog...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The ‘Stealth Move’ That Improved Michigan's Vaccine Rates
Just three years ago, Michigan had the fourth-highest rate of unvaccinated kindergartners in the nation. But when a charter school in northwestern Traverse City reported nearly two dozen cases of whooping cough and several cases of measles that November, state officials were jolted to action. Without much fanfare — or time for opponents to respond — they abandoned the state’s relatively loose rules for getting an exemption and issued a regulation requiring families to consult personally with local public health departments before obtaining an immunization waiver. The new rule sidestepped potential ideolog...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 12, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Pregnant Mothers Need Whooping Cough Vaccine
The Tdap vaccine is highly effective in protecting newborns against pertussis in the first two months of life, but less than half of women get it. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Whooping Cough Pregnancy and Childbirth Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news

Maternal Pertussis Vaccination Reduces Risk for Newborns
Benefit is dramatic for newborns who are too young to be vaccinated, researchers say (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 4, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Gynecology, Infections, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Vaccinating pregnant moms protects newborns from whooping cough
(Reuters Health) - Infants are much less likely to get whooping cough if their mothers are vaccinated against the potentially fatal respiratory infection during pregnancy, a large U.S. study finds. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Maternal pertussis vaccine reduces risk in newborns
A new study from Kaiser Permanente shows receiving the Tdap pertussis booster vaccine during pregnancy reduces risk of pertussis in infants by 90 percent. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mom's Vaccine Protects Babies From Whooping Cough
Benefit is dramatic for newborns who are too young to be vaccinated, researchers say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vaccinating Pregnant Moms Protects Babies from Whooping Cough
Benefit is dramatic for newborns who are too young to be vaccinated, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Immunization, Pregnancy, Whooping Cough (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - April 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Maternal pertussis vaccination reduces risk for newborns by more than 90 percent
Among infants of women who received the Tdap pertussis booster vaccine during pregnancy, the risk of contracting pertussis was reduced by an estimated 91 percent during the first two months of life -- the critical period before they can receive their first childhood acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 3, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Pertussis Vaccine In Pregnancy Protects 9 Of 10 Newborns From Whooping Cough
The most effective way to prevent whooping cough in a young baby is the mother ' s vaccine booster during pregnancy. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 3, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tara Haelle, Contributor Source Type: news

Vaccinating Pregnant Moms Protects Babies From Whooping Cough
MONDAY, April 3, 2017 -- Babies are far less likely to develop whooping cough if their mother was vaccinated while pregnant, a new study reveals. The study included nearly 149,000 infants born in California between 2006 and 2015. The percentage... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 3, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Maternal pertussis vaccination reduces risk for newborns by more than 90 percent
(Kaiser Permanente) Among infants of women who received the Tdap pertussis booster vaccine during pregnancy, the risk of contracting pertussis was reduced by an estimated 91 percent during the first two months of life -- the critical period before they can receive their first childhood acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination. The findings from the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center were reported today in the journal Pediatrics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 3, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy Protects Infants from Pertussis (FREE)
By the Editors Receipt of the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy is associated with reduced risk for pertussis … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 3, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Vaccinating Pregnant Moms Protects Babies From Whooping Cough
Benefit is dramatic for newborns who are too young to be vaccinated, researchers say (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 3, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Infections, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Obstetrics, News, Source Type: news