Whooping Cough

Children entering the 7th through 12th grades must get the Tdap (whooping cough) vaccine before school begins. Here's what parents need to know.

General information

• Silence Whooping Cough: Preventing the Next Epidemic
• Information for women who are pregnant
• Video of an adult with pertussis symptoms
• Video of a child with pertussis symptoms

Vaccine information statements

• Tetanus, Diphtheria (Td) or Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) for adults, in English and Spanish
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP) for children, in English, Spanish and audio

Printable materials

• Whooping cough is on the rise - in English and in Spanish
• Pertussis is peaking (flier)
• Parents: Protect yourself and your children against pertussis (flier)
• Other printable whooping cough (pertussis) fliers and posters

Materials for schools

• What schools need to know
• Tdap (pertussis booster) sticker instructions
• School communicable disease management guidelines and flow chart
• What parents need to know - in English and in Spanish
• Flyers:
  • New Rule: Shots Before School
  • Vaccinate Your Teen - in English and in Spanish
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