Large-Scale ‘Cocoon Strategy’ Against Whooping Cough
The new Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research at Texas Children’s Hospital announced that it will implement the nation’s first major “cocoon strategy” vaccination program to protect newborn infants from the life-threatening infection pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough.Whooping cough is a highly-contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory system.
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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on January 29th, 2008