Here in Texas just in the last couple of weeks, there have been TV ads warning parents to get the adult inoculation so they don’t pass it on to the babies. One thing I’ve found interesting about the ad is the mother is hispanic. We all know the illegals are bringing in all kinds of diseases we had wiped out.
“Outbreaks of whooping cough are usually seen every two to five years.”
Not when i was growing up in South Calif.
They woud line us up every yr in school and give us all a shot. Yr after yr.
Believe it or not, I think I got the adult version winter before last.
I am 66 years old, and am rarely sick with colds/flu. But this settled right in my larynx, and I literally couldn’t stop coughing. I couldn’t slepp because of it, and I cracked or broke a rib from it.
Finally, my primary doc called in a scrip that total knocked me out. I would wake up, take it, then go back to sleep, and repeat.
I never want to go through that again! If there is a chance that you might not be immune to pertussis, or your immunity has worn off, it would be worth you while to go get a booster shot. I still have rib pain, and it has to be 18 months since I got over it!