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distantearlywarning

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4. CDC recommends all adults get a pertussis booster

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 05:09 PM

Jul 2013

The old vaccinations wear off into adulthood. And pertussis is an illness nobody wants to get - it's basically a horrible 3-month cough, and people can break ribs, get terribly sleep deprived, etc.

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Anyone expecting a new baby in the family? The CDC has issued a new recommendation [View all] hedgehog Jul 2013 OP

DU rec... SidDithers Jul 2013 #1

I keep up on my immunizations, but I had no idea until my daughter called hedgehog Jul 2013 #3

By the time the doctors figured out I had whooping cough curlyred Jul 2013 #7

K&R - nt Ohio Joe Jul 2013 #2

CDC recommends all adults get a pertussis booster distantearlywarning Jul 2013 #4

+1. The last booster I got was 3-4 months before I started trying to conceive. n/t winter is coming Jul 2013 #5

I am very, very pleased that I can answer "no". Scuba Jul 2013 #6