Content about Pertussis

March 29, 2013
Pharmaca introduces travel vaccination, health consultation program

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy on Thursday expanded its immunization offering to include travel vaccinations along with a comprehensive list of health services related to traveling abroad.

March 11, 2013
Legislation would expand Texas pharmacists' vaccination ability

Legislation proposed in Texas' state legislature would expand the range of vaccines that pharmacists can administer to children.

February 7, 2013
Vaccine-resistant whooping cough bacteria strain may have appeared in U.S., researchers say

A new strain of the bacterium that causes whooping cough immune to vaccines may have appeared in the United States, according to a brief published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

October 25, 2012
CDC recommends Tdap for pregnant women

A panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant women get vaccinated for whooping cough, the CDC said.

October 4, 2012
More than 60% never immunized against whooping cough, Walgreens study finds

While most adults in the United States believe immunizations are important, consumer sentiment doesn't always drive behavior, according to a new survey by Walgreens.

August 23, 2012
Walmart takes a shot at expanding healthcare access

The nation’s largest retailer is expanding an in-store healthcare initiative involving 10 types of immunizations administered at its stores through Nov. 15.

August 16, 2012
Pharmaca expands immunization offerings

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy on Tuesday announced that it now is offering immunizations for influenza, whooping cough, pneumonia and shingles on a walk-in basis at all of its locations.

August 13, 2012
Pharmacists provide link in pertussis vaccination drive

The dramatic expansion in the number of pharmacists who can give vaccinations and the range of vaccinations they can deliver has occurred just as an epidemic of whooping cough has spread across the country.

August 7, 2012
NACDS: Pharmacists as vaccinators are key in battle against whooping cough

Reflecting the value of community pharmacy, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is answering the call of public health authorities to promote vaccinations in the battle against whooping cough, also known as pertussis.

July 30, 2012
Rite Aid pharmacists provide vaccinations, advice for BTS season

Rite Aid is touting its vaccinating pharmacists as the back-to-school season begins.

July 27, 2012
MinuteClinic readies for BTS season, fall sports practice

MinuteClinic, the walk-in medical clinics inside CVS/pharmacy stores in 25 states and the District of Columbia, is gearing up for the back-to-school season by reminding parents that it is a one-stop location where students can get their required vaccinations and sports and college physicals as four states issue new immunization mandates.

July 27, 2012
Retailers keep pertussis vaccinations simple

Physicians' offices already have enough on their plate that a wave of new appointments for pertussis vaccinations would overwhelm them. For that reason, it's essential that pharmacists and retail clinicians step in to ensure that kids, and especially adults, get vaccinated against the disease.

July 24, 2012
Supervalu makes Tdap vaccines available across chain to fight whooping cough spread

Supervalu pharmacies are offering the pertussis (Tdap) vaccine booster at the majority of its nearly 800 pharmacies, the company announced Tuesday.

July 23, 2012
Pharmacists, retail clinicians have role to play in stopping pertussis epidemic

With pertussis rising at alarming rates across the country, now is a better time than ever for pharmacists to step in and do their part to quash the epidemic.

July 20, 2012
CDC: National pertussis rates are on the rise; agency urges pregnant women to get vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday held a press briefing regarding the growing number of whooping cough cases in Washington state, which, according to the CDC, is reflective of how pertussis cases are trending nationally.

June 25, 2012
Walgreens boosts pertussis vaccine supply amid Kan. outbreak

Walgreens is offering immunizations against whooping cough in Kansas as an epidemic of the disease spreads around the state, the retail pharmacy chain said.

June 21, 2012
Pharmacists play role in Wash. pertussis epidemic

Recently, a disease that was long a deadly scourge in the United States has resurfaced: whooping cough.


June 13, 2012
Survey: Parents of newborns intimidated to ask friends, family to get Tdap vaccination

As health departments across the country report record numbers of pertussis cases, the results of a new survey of American adults released Wednesday revealed that most parents aren't asking adults close to their infants and young children to get an adult whooping cough booster vaccine, even though they do ask them to follow other basic precautions to safeguard their children's health.

May 29, 2012
Rite Aid offers expanded vaccination options to W.Va. customers

Rite Aid is expanding the range of vaccines that customers can get at its stores in West Virginia following rules recently enacted by state regulators, the retail pharmacy chain said Tuesday.

May 21, 2012
Pharmacists could be key to Wash. state fight against pertussis epidemic

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, once was among the most feared childhood diseases and was a frequent killer of young children. Today, it's mostly under control, a testament to the importance of vaccinations.

May 16, 2012
Vaccines expand outside and inside pharmacies

It’s been more than 200 years since the first successful test of a vaccine against smallpox, and since then, vaccines have become one of the most important means of preventing and eradicating infectious diseases, ranging from minor ailments like the flu to devastating ones like polio.


May 14, 2012
Reports: Washington state pertussis cases increased tenfold since May 2011

Budget cuts have added an extra challenge to the response of health authorities in Washington state to an epidemic of whooping cough, according to published reports.

May 8, 2012
Walgreens raises awareness around whooping-cough vaccine availability in Washington

With epidemic levels of whooping cough reported in the state of Washington that are creating the need for more immunizations resources, Walgreens on Tuesday announced that it is offering immunizations that provide protection against the highly contagious respiratory infection (tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis-Tdap vaccine) at all of its 129 locations statewide.

May 4, 2012
Washington state health officials declare whooping cough epidemic

Washington state health officials have declared an emergency state action to slow the outbreak of whooping cough, also known as pertussis.

May 2, 2012
Walgreens expands vaccination offerings across Massachusetts

With new Massachusetts state regulations allowing pharmacists to administer a broad range of immunizations, Walgreens has significantly expanded vaccine availability at all of its 165 locations across the state, and now is offering immunizations daily for 12 vaccines currently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the retail pharmacy operator announced Wednesday.

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