The past few weeks have seen resurgence in media reports
related to the tragedy of pertussis and the numbers of outbreaks occurring in
North America, something DrPHealth has addressed several times so far this year
as the outbreak has been developing Pertussis
need for adult vaccination February 7 and Pertussis
back in the news big time May 17 .
Andre Picard has synthesized and personalized the Canadian
situation in the Globe and Mail Pertussis
by Andre Picard driving the issue to mainstream Canada at last. M. Picard’s
poignant comments are worth reading on any good day, and his comments hack away
at the non-immunizers. For an enlightening education of balanced
rhetoric, be sure to scan through the comments of fellow Canadians.
South of the border, some 18,000 cases have been reported so
far this year with at least nine deaths.
If you are looking for more, try Googling “Pertussis
outbreaks” or check out Twitter on the hash tag #pertussis. More examples of using social media to
monitor disease activity, it seems more effective than formal Canadian surveillance
systems.
NACI has not updated any adult immunization guidance to
date, however recommends a single dose of acellular pertussis at some point on
or after the school leaving age of 14-16.
NACI
immunziation schedule
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