Unlike some vaccines, the whooping cough vaccine may not protect you against the disease for life. You may become less immune 5-10 years after your last childhood vaccine.

The vaccine for whooping cough doesn’t work as well as it used to, and new research suggests it’s largely because the bacteria behind the disease has mutated.

When a new whooping cough vaccine was introduced in the late 1990s, there were hopes for a lower infection rate. But there's been a puzzling trend: a spike in new cases. More than 48,000 Americans ...

Before 1997, the whooping cough vaccine used actual cells of B. pertussis to trigger the immune system. Those cells had been inactivated, meaning they couldn’t cause disease.

Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...

The most effective protection against whooping cough is vaccination. There are two different vaccines available based on age. The DTaP vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) is designed for ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

What is DTaP, Tdap vaccine? DTaP and Tdap are combination vaccines that protect against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. DTaP is given to infants and young children, whereas Tdap is ...

May 05, 2025 Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection The highly contagious illness, also known as Pertussis, poses particular risk to newborn infants and ...

The new vaccine shrank the incidence of pertussis from around 157 cases for every 100,000 members of the population to one in 100,000. This success came at a cost, though.

Whooping cough, a potentially life-threatening childhood illness, all but disappeared in the 1940s after a vaccine was developed. But in recent decades, the illness has been making a comeback.

A whooping cough vaccine has been available since the 1940s, health experts said. Merced Sun-Star. Whooping cough cases soar 600% despite reliable vaccine, experts say. What’s to blame?