Callie Grace was born on Christmas Eve 2009. When she turned a month old, she began having symptoms of pertussis, or whooping cough.

The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...

In conclusion, this study provides robust evidence that household members are responsible for 73%-82% of B. pertussis transmission to infants for whom a source case could be identified, and for 39 ...

Objectives Describe clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of children treated for life-threatening pertussis in paediatric intensive care units during the 2023–2024 outbreak in Great ...