Should pregnant women get vaccinated against pertussis?

There have been 5 patients died of pertussis. 80% of cases occur in children under 3 months of age due to no immunity from mother-to-child transmission. Should pregnant women be vaccinated to prevent outbreaks for children?

- Patients with pertussis increased, mainly children under 3 months old. What is the cause, sir?

In the last two months, pertussis patients have an increase because of the cold and humid spring winter, the number of cases of whooping cough is also higher. The vast majority of cases are children under 3 months old, not yet vaccinated, not vaccinated or vaccinated.

Severe complications of pertussis patients increased.

- So, the only way to prevent disease is vaccination?

In fact, the vaccination rate for pertussis vaccine in children is effective. Because if the vaccination rate is not high, the number of cases must be higher in older children. Currently, the vast majority of cases in young children have not yet reached the age of injection because they receive immunity from their mothers.

Children should be fully vaccinated on schedule early (when they are 2 months old, should not be given 4 - 5 months to vaccinate because immunity from mother is reduced, there is a risk of disease). In addition, the 4th repeated nose when children are 18 months old is very important in prolonging immunity later to transmit to children.

- There have been 5 children died of this disease, so pregnant women need to go to vaccinate pertussis to prevent outbreaks for children, sir?

Maternal immunity greatly affects the protection of children from getting sick before the age of vaccination. Children with immunosuppression from mothers transmit the risk of disease at this stage.

Adult vaccine for pertussis is recommended by the manufacturer for ages 6 - 64 years and 20 weeks for pregnant women. Of course, for adults, women of childbearing age should be vaccinated before becoming pregnant. For pregnant women to be cautious, vaccination should only be done with the guidance of the health authorities.

- Thank you Sir!