New recommendation for Tdap vaccine

New recommendation for Tdap vaccine

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is recommending that all adults get immunized against pertussis (whooping cough). Previously the committee had recommended that only adults who spend time around infants or young children should be immunized. The goal of the expanded recommendation is to prevent teenagers and adults from spreading the disease to infants. In 2010, California experienced a pertussis outbreak that infected 9000 people and resulted in 10 infant fatalities. The adult vaccine combines tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap). n