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Jan 28, 09 | Posted by: Kristin Bencik Boudreau, D.O.
Pertussis is back
Pertussis or “whooping cough” has reemerged in our community. There are three confirmed cases in elementary school children in Whitefish Bay–one of whom is my son. For the record, Jake was fully vaccinated against pertussis; however, the vaccine is only 85 percent effective. Vaccinations are not 100 percent effective, and efficacy is different for each individual vaccine.
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