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There are two types of vaccines currently used to protect against whooping cough: diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine for babies and children younger age 7 and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines for older children, adults and pregnant women.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
They can also be given to at-risk close contacts of pertussis cases to prevent them from getting sick.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
Nine vaccines were included in the analysis: diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis or DTaP; Haemophilus influenzae type b or Hib; poliovirus; measles, mumps and rubella; hepatitis B; varicella; hepatitis A; pneumococcal conjugate and rotavirus.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
Students receiving a third dose of polio vaccine after the 4th birthday are not required to receive additional doses
3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine
4 doses of DTaP or another combination vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough)
2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
They can also be given to at-risk close contacts of pertussis cases to prevent them from getting sick.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
Nine vaccines were included in the analysis: diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis or DTaP; Haemophilus influenzae type b or Hib; poliovirus; measles, mumps and rubella; hepatitis B; varicella; hepatitis A; pneumococcal conjugate and rotavirus.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
Students receiving a third dose of polio vaccine after the 4th birthday are not required to receive additional doses
3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine
4 doses of DTaP or another combination vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough)
2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
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pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs 
Medical Definition
pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs
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