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- Title
Use of Mass Tdap Vaccination to Control an Outbreak of Pertussis in a High School-- Cook County, Illinois, September 2006- January 2007.
- Authors
Counard, C.; Nimke, D.; Vernon, M.; Cohn, A.
- Abstract
The article discusses the use of the Mass Tdap vaccination in order to control an outbreak of pertussis at a high school located in Cook County, Illinois. An outbreak of pertussis can cause disruptions and distractions at school and community events and expose unvaccinated infants to the disease, the article states. Topics include the pertussis booster vaccine for adults and adolescents and two tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines. Also discussed is the implementation of a school-based Tdap vaccination clinic.
- Subjects
COOK County (Ill.); ILLINOIS; WHOOPING cough; VACCINATION; PREVENTIVE medicine; IMMUNIZATION; VACCINES; HIGH schools; PREVENTION
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, Vol 300, Issue 12, p1404
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.300.12.1404