Particles Carrying Viruses Likely Travel Farther Than Previously Thought
New research from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory raises questions about how far droplets, like those that carry the virus ...
Tag: Whooping Cough
CDC Fiscal Year 2019 Broad Agency Announcement
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works with its partners to monitor health, detect and investigate health problems, ...
Whooping Cough: Tulane Awarded $8.5M to Develop Next-Generation Pertussis Vaccine
Tulane University researchers are developing a vaccine formulation that may provide longer lasting immunity in fewer doses against pertussis, more ...
Unvaccinated Adults Cost the U.S. More Than 7B Annually
Vaccine-preventable diseases among adults cost the U.S. economy $8.95 billion in 2015, and unvaccinated individuals are responsible for 80 percent, ...
Whooping Cough Vaccination Rates Stay the Same Despite Epidemic
Conventional wisdom holds that when the risk of catching a disease is high, people are more likely to get vaccinated ...
Whooping Cough Vaccine Antigen Disappearing From Bacteria in US
Vaccines for whooping cough contain three to five protective antigens, the presence of which are critical to the vaccine's effectiveness. ...
