The recent increase
in cases of whooping cough among teenagers in the US suggests that the protection conferred by the acellular Bordetella pertussis vaccine (aP) that became standard in the mid 1990s is of shorter duration than that conferred by the whole - bacteria formulation (wP) used since the 1950s.
Vaccinations protect those around you: There has been an increase in the number
of cases of whooping cough and measles in recent years.
In mid-February, Dutchess County health officials reported an increase since the beginning of the year
in cases of whooping cough.
Officials in Livingston County report 4
cases of whooping cough in the area in the last month.
Last year the state reported a record number of 645
cases of whooping cough, a number the state considered an epidemic.
It is believed to lower cholesterol levels, prevent strokes and help in
cases of whooping cough.