The impact of parental postpartum pertussis vaccination on infection in infants: A population-based study of cocooning in Western Australia

Pertussis (whooping cough)

“…The results have been mixed and do not support the universal implementation of cocooning 93949596. A recent Australian trial (440 infants) found vaccination at birth to be safe and immunogenic 97.…”

A Different Approach to Pertussis Immunization: Cocooning Strategy

“…30 Literatürde, bir yaşından küçük bebekler için boğmaca etkeninin ana kaynağının bebeğe yakın aile üyeleri (>%55) olduğu belirtilmektedir. 18,20,21,29,[31][32][33][34][35][36] Ülkemizde yapılan bir çalışmada, bir yaş altı çocuklara boğmacanın %42,8 oranında anneden bulaştığı saptanmıştır. 36 Skoff ve ark.nın ça-lışmasında, boğmaca hastalığına yakalanan bir yaş altı çocuklarda rezervuarın %35,5 oranında kardeş-lerden, %20,6 oranında annelerden ve %10 oranında babalardan olduğu belirlenmiştir.…”

Benefits of maternal vaccination to prevent pertussis in infants

“…52 Although, the MV is more favorable than the coccon strategy to apply Tdap in parents, siblings, grandparents or health personnel who have contact with infants less than 12 months old; it is a complementary strategy to administrate the vaccine at least two weeks before the contact. 3,8,29,35 The coverage of the MV should be increased universally; a study in the French population showed a change from 22% in 2009 to 61% in 2014. 17,10,35,50 Entities that develop public health care policies must offer and stimulate the MV to prevent childhood pertussis in the third trimester.…”

“…3,8,29,35 The coverage of the MV should be increased universally; a study in the French population showed a change from 22% in 2009 to 61% in 2014. 17,10,35,50 Entities that develop public health care policies must offer and stimulate the MV to prevent childhood pertussis in the third trimester. 2,16,27,35,50,53 Health professionals must timely enforce vaccination, which is an activity that is part of the prenatal control.…”

“…17,10,35,50 Entities that develop public health care policies must offer and stimulate the MV to prevent childhood pertussis in the third trimester. 2,16,27,35,50,53 Health professionals must timely enforce vaccination, which is an activity that is part of the prenatal control. 10,50 Beside, at pregnancy, Tdap can be given concurrently with the influenza vaccine and it remains safe in pregnant women who previously received a vaccine against tetanus.…”