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One of the vaccines given before kindergarten is for pertussis (whooping cough), which young children are more prone to catching during the fall and winter months.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Routine immunizations such as those for measles, mumps and rubella, known as the MMR vaccine; diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, called DTaP; and influenza are essential for keeping kids healthy and in school.
—David Higgins, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Mason said pertussis is especially dangerous to babies too young to receive the vaccine.
—Jackie Fortiér, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
That number is often measured as children who are missing their first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 24 June 2025
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Routine immunizations such as those for measles, mumps and rubella, known as the MMR vaccine; diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, called DTaP; and influenza are essential for keeping kids healthy and in school.
—David Higgins, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Mason said pertussis is especially dangerous to babies too young to receive the vaccine.
—Jackie Fortiér, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
That number is often measured as children who are missing their first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 24 June 2025
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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