A new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals that there is no risk in immunizing older adults with tetanus-diphtheria-acellular-pertussis vaccine (Tdap) to prevent pertussis, or whooping cough, and it is as safe as using a tetanus or diphtheria vaccine. Researchers examined the electronic health records of nearly 120,000 people ages 65 and older at seven U.S. health systems between Jan. 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2010. The study looked at ...Sunday, 2 December 2012
Whooping Cough Vaccine in Older Adults as Safe as Tetanus Vaccine
A new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals that there is no risk in immunizing older adults with tetanus-diphtheria-acellular-pertussis vaccine (Tdap) to prevent pertussis, or whooping cough, and it is as safe as using a tetanus or diphtheria vaccine. Researchers examined the electronic health records of nearly 120,000 people ages 65 and older at seven U.S. health systems between Jan. 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2010. The study looked at ...
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