Immunology
Whooping cough boosters lack punch
Whooping cough vaccine protects infants and young children but booster doses wear off quickly, according to University of Queensland researchers.
Apr 8, 2014
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Medications
In US, vaccine denial goes mainstream
Kathleen Wiederman is not staunchly against vaccines. She simply believes it is better for her child to naturally battle an illness than to be vaccinated against it.
Apr 6, 2014
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Immunology
Refined whooping cough vaccine provides long-term boost
Perth researchers developing a new whooping cough vaccine have described immune responses produced in pre-clinical testing with the new vaccine as 'exquisite'.
Jan 28, 2014
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Medications
Video: New vaccine to protect babies from whooping cough
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can be fatal. Now, a new nasal vaccination aimed at infants aims to address an unmet medical need against this disease.
Jan 15, 2014
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Immunology
Whooping cough vaccine antigen disappearing from bacteria in US
Vaccines for whooping cough contain three to five protective antigens, the presence of which are critical to the vaccine's effectiveness. But one of the antigens, pertactin, which had been present in almost all isolates of ...
Dec 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Whooping cough shot cuts illness, maybe not spread
A government study offers a new theory on why the whooping cough vaccine doesn't seem to be working as well as expected.
Nov 25, 2013
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Pediatrics
Whooping cough outbreaks tied to parents shunning vaccines
(HealthDay)—New research confirms what experts have suspected: The decision not to vaccinate children for nonmedical reasons can have far-reaching effects, including raising the risk of infections for other children and ...
Sep 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Whooping cough can be deadly for infants, but 61 percent of adults don't know their vaccine status
Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise in the U.S., recently reaching their highest level in 50 years. The disease can be serious or even fatal to newborns who have not yet received vaccinations.
Jun 17, 2013
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Pediatrics
Whooping cough cases rise as parents opt out of vaccine
(HealthDay)—Parents who opt out of vaccinating their children are putting their own kids and others around them at risk of serious illness, finds a study conducted in New York.
Jun 3, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New discovery may lead the way to improved whooping cough vaccine
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made novel discoveries concerning the current vaccine against whooping cough that may lead to the development of an improved future vaccine. The findings could help reduce the incidence ...
May 13, 2013
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