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    Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective

    A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn't protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study.During a 2010-2011 outbreak of whooping cough in California, researchers found that youth who had been vaccinated with the newer, so called acellular vaccine were six times more likely to catch whooping cough than those who had received a series of the older whole-cell vaccine."This is an ongoing saga," said Dr. H. Cody Meissner, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.The rate of whooping cough, or pertussis, has been climbing in recent years, he said - to the point where "we're worried about losing control of pertussis in the United States."The pertussis vaccine is given in combination with vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus.Originally the shot contained whole pertussis bacteria, which triggered reactions in some babies - including prolonged crying, feve...

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    6. CDC: Whooping cough cases may be most in 5 decades

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    8. California reports no whooping cough deaths last year after 2010 epidemic

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    10. CDC finds 'pseudo-outbreak' of whooping cough

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    11. Whooping Cough : Silly Name, Deadly Disease

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    2. Why whooping cough is back

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    3. Whooping cough vaccine fades in pre-teens

      During a whooping cough outbreak in California in 2010, immunized children between eight and 12 years old were more likely to catch the bacterial disease than kids o...

    4. Kids' risk of whooping cough rises after final shot

      Children's risk of contracting whooping cough increases over the years following their final scheduled vaccination, a new study says.While the vaccine protects 98 ou...

    5. CDC: Pregnant women should get whooping cough shot

      Moms-to-be should get a booster tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during each pregnancy to help protect their infants from whooping cough, according t...

    6. Whooping cough cases on rise, New York urges vaccinations

      New York health officials on Wednesday reported a sharp spike in cases of whooping cough, a potentially fatal illness that has been on the rise around the country th...

    7. Whooping cough vaccine protection wanes as kids age

      Protection against whooping cough starts to weaken a few years after preschool children get their final shot, according to a U.S. study, meaning that some children m...

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