pertussis

noun

per·tus·sis pər-ˈtə-səs

: whooping cough

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Finally, Yost said the language fails to describe important exceptions in the statute, including keeping in place requirements for most K-12 students to provide proof of immunization against mumps, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, rubeola, and rubella. —

Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2021 The administration is relying on the OSH Act and Medicare and Medicaid, which were implemented after eradication or herd immunity had already been achieved for other major vaccine-preventable infections like smallpox, measles, and pertussis, Wiley said. —

Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 10 Sep. 2021 The percentage of children worldwide who had received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, known as DTP3 — which Unicef uses as a benchmark for immunization coverage — fell five points between 2019 and 2021, to 81 percent. —

Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 14 July 2022 And the more doses of the acellular vaccine, the higher the pertussis risk. —

Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013 Many pregnant women don’t get vaccinated; at most, only 57% to 61% of pregnant people get shots to protect against the flu and tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis, according to a 2020 study from the CDC. —

Jen Christensen, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023 That translated to approximately a quarter-million children vulnerable to diseases like measles, diphtheria, pertussis and more. —

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023 Routine childhood vaccinations -- jabs that help stave off devastating illnesses such as polio, measles, diphtheria and pertussis -- are carefully laid out in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, and all states require these vaccines for children attending public school. —

Lauren Joseph, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2021 For example, the Tdap shot, which covers tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, is something adults should receive every five to 10 years. —

Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2021 See More

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