Maternal and infant pertussis vaccination protects the most vulnerable

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Maternal and infant pertussis vaccination protects the most vulnerable

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Maternal antibodies against pertussis offer infants short-term protection from severe disease

VACCINES

Pertussis is one of the most infectious vaccine-preventable diseases and is highly transmissible; the latest national outbreak is still ongoing

Key points, Pertussis rates are highest in infants under one year of age, and the worst affected are Māori infants, according to a recent ESR report.   Ensuri