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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pertussis Disease (Whooping Cough) Vaccination
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default.htm

Pertussis
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/pert.pdf

Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccines
The English language VIS is developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Download the DTaP VIS in English and available translations from the Immunization Action Coalition website at www.immunize.org/vis/vis_dtp.asp You can download the Td/Tdap VIS in English and available translations at www.immunize.org/vis/vis_td-tdap.asp

CDC-INFO Contact Center: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO)
Call this 24 hours/7 days a week, toll-free number to request information on immunization. The number is 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO). This is an integrated CDC hotline service. Callers to this number are given several options, one of which is immunization. This line will accommodate English and Spanish.
     

 Immunization Action Coalition

Pertussis: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4212.pdf

Immunizations for Babies
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

Are you 11-19 years old? Then you need to be vaccinated against these serious diseases!
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

Vaccinations for adults...You're never too old to get immunized!
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

             

 American Academy of Pediatrics

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
www.cispimmunize.org/ill/ill_main.html
                   

 National Network for Immunization Information

Vaccine Information: Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=22
                   
 California Department of Health Services, Immunization Branch
Parents: Protect Yourself and Your Children from Whooping Cough
www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/IMM-847.pdf

Grandparents: Protect Yourself and Your Grandbaby from Whooping Cough
www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/IMM-843.pdf
 


 
 Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital
 of Philadelphia

Tdap: What you should know
English
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A Look at Each Vaccine: Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccines
Click here to view this page.

Parents PACK Program
Vaccine newsletter, FAQs, and listserv for parents. Questions can be submitted.
http://vaccine.chop.edu/parents

              


 
 National Association of Pediatric
 Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Website: www.pertussis.com
             
 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Adolescent Pertussis: Signs and Symptoms
Click here to view this piece.

Are you sure it's just a cold or the flu?
Click here to view this piece.
 
 Pertussis vaccine manufacturers
sanofi pasteur
www.sanofipasteur.us

GlaxoSmithKline
Manufacturer of DTaP vaccine
www.gskvaccines.com

 

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