The vaccines are not always effective - a lot of kids have come down with it who were vacinated. Also, because of some serious, often fatal side-effects from the pertussis vaccine, many parents opted not to have their children immunized.
I went to my doctor for a "tetanus shot" a few months ago as I had suffered some cuts in a dirty basement, and hadn't had such a shot for years. I was surprised to learn it wasn't just a tetanus shot. It is also a pertussis (whooping cough) shot. This combo sounds weird to me but I ain't a doctor.
My son had SEVERE febrile convulsions after the second immunization, so our pediatrician advised against any more. He received the rest of his immunizations without the Pertussis, just receiving the Diptheria and Tetanus.
THis is why we need to constantly make these vaccines more effective and safer.
Hope you and your family get well soon. Between Whooping cough and meningitis warnings, looks like a fun year. /sarcasm
Nonsense, DPT virtually eradicated whooping cough, it is resurfacing because of infected people mixing with unvaccinated members of close contact organizations.