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Siri has contacted the FDA about pausing 13 other vaccines, the NYT reports, with his primary concern being the inclusion of aluminum in vaccines for diseases like hepatitis A, hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a cyclical disease, a spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services previously told the Journal Sentinel — meaning several years may go by with few cases, and then in one year, cases will jump dramatically.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Before the law passed, the threat of lawsuits had shrunk the number of companies making vaccines in the United States — from 26 in 1967 to 17 in 1980 — and the remaining pertussis vaccine producers were threatening to stop making it.
—Kff Health News, Twin Cities, 9 Dec. 2024
The pertussis toxin can trigger a reaction that produces a high white blood cell count, Yeganeh said — potentially causing sludging in the blood vessels leading to the lungs.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a cyclical disease, a spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services previously told the Journal Sentinel — meaning several years may go by with few cases, and then in one year, cases will jump dramatically.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Before the law passed, the threat of lawsuits had shrunk the number of companies making vaccines in the United States — from 26 in 1967 to 17 in 1980 — and the remaining pertussis vaccine producers were threatening to stop making it.
—Kff Health News, Twin Cities, 9 Dec. 2024
The pertussis toxin can trigger a reaction that produces a high white blood cell count, Yeganeh said — potentially causing sludging in the blood vessels leading to the lungs.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs 
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pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs
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