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Warpy

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1. Most viruses tend to wax and wane in numbers of cases

Reply to postulater (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 06:41 PM

May 2013

The present increase in pertussis might be related more to vaccinated adults whose protection has long since worn off. There is now an adult vaccine available and anyone who is going to be around a young infant really needs to get it. Pertussis can be ugly in adults, but it's quite often fatal to infants who are too young to vaccinate.

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Un-vaccinated kids don't explain rise in pertussis cases. - CDC official [View all] postulater May 2013 OP

Most viruses tend to wax and wane in numbers of cases Warpy May 2013 #1

Does this suggest that the vaccine is not as effective SheilaT May 2013 #2

No, it wears off. See above. Warpy May 2013 #3