April 13, 2010

Vaccinations

I just want to throw some info out there because I honestly did not know. Did you know that adults should be immunized every 10 years? 5 years ago they added pertussis to the adult vaccine called Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis). So unless you have been immunized in the last 5 years, you are not immune to Pertussis. Pertussis is very dangerous for infants who are not yet immune and is usually passed to them by an unimmunized adult. This mom (a friend's sister-in-law) knows what it's like for her baby to get pertussis. Her sweet baby passed away from it at only a few months old. Just something to think about since these diseases seem to be on the rise these days. The end! :)

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