Whooping cough is back. Get vaxxed before rfk guts the health system

[Demovictory9]

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/why-whooping-cough-surging-bay-area-19920052.php

Health experts are advising Bay Area residents to keep up with their vaccinations amid a steep rise in whooping cough cases. After a sharp drop in cases during the pandemic, the persistent, violent cough also known as pertussis is back.

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Across the state, cases of the highly contagious infection were even higher in 2019. But social distancing practices and mask mandates helped keep numbers low during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to George Han, a director specializing in communicable disease control and prevention with the San Francisco Public Health Department.

“In San Francisco, it seems to be in line with what we would see in a three- to five-year cycle that has been delayed because of the pandemic,” Han told SFGATE.

Dr. Paul Katz, a pediatrician at Kaiser’s San Rafael Park Medical Office, told SFGATE that the uptick is not surprising because whooping cough surges every few years.

The outbreak also is consistent with a nationwide trend. As of Nov. 9, 23,544 cases of whooping cough cases have been reported across the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s almost a fivefold increase from the number of cases during the same period last year. In California, there have been 1,391 cases through Nov. 9, compared with 425 in 2023.

[SheltieLover]

1. Is it OK to get revaxed every few years with tdap?

CDC Web states:

No recommendation for booster doses against pertussis‎
Immunity to pertussis following Tdap vaccination wanes after a few years. However, there's no recommendation to administer booster doses to maintain protection against pertussis.

Adults do need booster doses every 10 years to maintain protection against tetanus and diphtheria. Although these doses are aimed to protect against diphtheria and tetanus, healthcare providers can administer either Td or Tdap.

https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/hcp/vaccine-recommendations/index.html#:~:text=Immunity%20to%20pertussis%20following%20Tdap,protection%20against%20tetanus%20and%20diphtheria.

[carpetbagger]

3. If pertussis stays bad, I'm going to do every five years.

That's the recommendation if there's a "dirty wound", although most tetanus is from pretty obscure wounds like a thorn scratch.

[SheltieLover]

4. Thx!

It's been 3 yrs since my most recent tdap.

[Meowmee]

2. I think I got the diphtheria/ pertussis/ tetanus a few years back

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Although I had to argue with someone about it as I recall. Last time I requested it when I needed a tetanus shot but they said it’s only for children now and ins would not cover it, but I said I don't care and ins covered it. So, I think I’m going to add this to my list of vaccinations I have to get before the Fuhrer takes power again.