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Whooping Cough Vaccine
The Whooping Cough Vaccine (Pertussis) is only available as a combined inoculation in the UK (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio). It is an inactivated vaccination.
The vaccination is normally administered as three doses at 2, 3 and 4 months of age during the standard UK childhood vaccine programme. A further dose is given with the pre-school boosters.
Immunity to whooping cough will decrease naturally over time, so re-infection can occur after vaccination. As immunity falls as a consequence of natural infection also, vaccination can be given to individuals who have had whooping cough infection at some time in the past.
Inclusions criteria
The whooping cough vaccine can be given to clients over ten years old and :
• To pregnant clients to protect their unborn babies from whooping cough
• To individuals who had contact with others who have the condition and had their last vaccination more than five years ago.
• Boosting may be needed for work in the USA or Australia or when residing in these countries long term.
• For travellers to areas with a recent outbreak of whooping cough and who had their previous dose of the vaccination more than ten years ago.
• For those who have had the whooping cough vaccination more than 10 years ago and are often in close contact with young children or pregnant women
Whooping Cough Vaccination Price: £95
Schedule
The whooping cough vaccine is administered as a booster dose only for individuals who have had the full course of 3 doses of the vaccine during childhood or had a prior infection with whooping cough.
It is a single booster dose, which confers immunity for approximately 10 yrs.
Booster Doses
Further doses of the Whooping Cough Vaccine can be given at 10 years if required. It is given intramuscularly.
Exclusion Criteria
• Under the age of 10
• History of severe allergic to a previous dose of pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria or polio containing vaccinations
• History of severe allergic to any components of the vaccination e.g. neomycin and polymyxin.
• History of encephalopathy within one week of receiving a previous pertussis-containing vaccine.
• Acute illness with high temperature (above 38.5 ).
• Unstable neurological states
Pregnancy
There is no evidence of harm to the unborn child from vaccinating. The whooping cough vaccination is now recommended for all pregnant women, ideally between 16 and 32 weeks pregnant and to protect the new-born infant.
Breast Feeding
Although there is no specific data on any adverse effects of whooping cough vaccines to breastfed infants, there is no evidence of harm in using inactivated vaccines in general for breastfed babies.
Common Side Effects
Localised reactions -includes redness, bruising, pain and swelling at the site of the injection.
Other general side effects include fever, headache, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Interactions with Other Vaccinations
The vaccine can be given at the same time or any time before or after other vaccinations including:
• Travel vaccines such as yellow fever, hepatitis A, Typhoid, Rabies
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• MMR Vaccine
• Chickenpox vaccine
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