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New research could help improve future whooping cough vaccines
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, was formerly a leading cause of death in children in the United States and around the world before vaccines were introduced in the 1940s.
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"PM CARES only for vanity": Kharge attacks BJP for "not vaccinating" child
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Terming it a "cardinal sin," the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha claimed that 16 lakh children were not provided key vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) and measles shots in 2023.
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Over 3 million children in India missed out on first DTP-1 vaccine dose in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): Over 3 million children in India missed out on their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine (DTP-1) in 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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Why is whooping cough resurging?
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr. 04 (ANI): A new research has explored why whooping cough, otherwise known as pertussis, is making a comeback.
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