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  • n  an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
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  • Booster shot may offer some protection against whooping cough, but can’t prevent outbreaks
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving adolescents and adults a booster shot of the whooping cough vaccine offers some protection against the infection - but not enough to prevent outbreaks, according to a new study. "The take-home message is, we need a n...
    Aug. 1, 2013 - MedCity News
  • Whooping cough booster not enough to stop outbreaks
    By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving adolescents and adults a booster shot of the whooping cough vaccine offers some protection against the infection - but not enough to prevent outbreaks, according to a new study. "The take-home message is, we need a new vaccine," lead author Dr. Roger Baxter, co-director of the Vaccine Study Center at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California ...
    Aug. 1, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • New Requirement: 7th Graders Need Back to School Tdap Booster Shot
    IOWA CITY, Iowa – There’s something extra on the back-to-school list for Iowa 7th graders. Starting this 2013/2014 school year, Iowa students enrolling in 7th grade are required to have a tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine or Tdap booster shot.
    July 30, 2013 - KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids

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