Whooping Cough Shot Is Approved for Teens, Adults. .
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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 12Health. Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Immunization of older people | Pertussis vaccinesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "A second booster shot against the returning menace of whooping cough won government approval Friday [June 10, 2005]--this one for adults as well as teenagers. Whooping cough, its effects so strong they can break a rib, was once thought to be history, thanks to effective vaccination of babies and toddlers. But protection from those early-in-life shots wears off, and outbreaks among adolescents and adults have increased dramatically." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article stresses the dangers of whooping cough and discusses the approval of a booster shot for teens and adults.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Whooping Cough Shot Is Approved for Teens, Adults, June 11, 2005; pp. 25.
"A second booster shot against the returning menace of whooping cough won government approval Friday [June 10, 2005]--this one for adults as well as teenagers. Whooping cough, its effects so strong they can break a rib, was once thought to be history, thanks to effective vaccination of babies and toddlers. But protection from those early-in-life shots wears off, and outbreaks among adolescents and adults have increased dramatically." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article stresses the dangers of whooping cough and discusses the approval of a booster shot for teens and adults.
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