[exDemMom]

My son and I got whooping cough over 15 years ago. We were both vaccinated. And my titres were high enough only 4 years before when I was checked in nursing school.

Apparently, the newer acellular vaccine against whooping cough does not induce permanent immunity, with the result that most adults are *not* immune to it. The latest recommendation is for pregnant women and anyone else anticipating a baby in the family to get a whooping cough vaccine to protect the baby. Also, the childhood vaccine schedules have been revised to try to increase immunity.

I realize that being a nurse, you are probably already aware of the latest recommendations regarding whooping cough vaccine. However, other FReepers may benefit from the information.

[Black Agnes]

Well, that and the fact that there are newer strains out there, not covered by the vaccine, that have popped up in the past couple of decades.

All the DTaP and TDaP vaccines in the world won’t change the fact that you’re still not immune to these increasingly common variants.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/08-1511_article.htm