The Tdap vaccine provides essential protection against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, playing a critical role in ...

What is DTaP, Tdap vaccine? DTaP and Tdap are combination vaccines that protect against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. DTaP is given to infants and young children, whereas Tdap is ...

"Every year, we see a smaller and smaller percentage of school children in Kentucky that are fully up to date with all their ...

The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...

Louisville Metro Health & Wellness is urging vaccinations for whooping cough after two infants died and multiple cases have ...

Two Kentucky infants have died from pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, within the last six months, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. These mark the first pertussis-rela ...

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Two infants have died from pertussis — whooping cough — in the state during the last six months, the first such deaths in Kentucky since 2018, officials with the Kentucky ...

Health officials warn of whooping cough surge: 1,300+ cases in Washington, 877 in Oregon this year — most Oregon cases are in ...