Anybody else dealing with pertussis?

Published

I'm just looking to commiserate. We officially have an outbreak. :cry:

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in School Nursing.

We have measles in a district quite close to mine. Ugh.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Thanks Jenny McCarthy! and Robert Kennedy Jr. And all you other morons who don't understand science...

she said sarcastically

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NCSN.

I'm sorry, I can't even imagine dealing with parents with a pertussis outbreak.

We had two cases in the same class last month and I held my breath.:snurse::snurse:

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

Stupid anti-vaxxers. My son was reading a biography on Queen Elizabeth and they said her face broke out in white bumps. I said smallpox. Sadly, I couldn't tell him it was obliterated because of vaccines. I fear the worst is yet to come.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

There were several cases (maybe 5-10) at my daughter's school a few months ago. Not the school I work at but in the same district. All the students who were diagnosed had been vaccinated.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

That is the sad part, break down in herd immunization causes those who may not have seroconverted to be infected.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Glad I live in NY. We are one of the most stringent vaccine supporters. If you are not immunized, you cannot attend school. NOPE.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in School nursing.

This is also why I stress to parents that yes, that tdap required for 7th graders really is that important...

Up Vote Up Vote ×
That is the sad part, break down in herd immunization causes those who may not have seroconverted to be infected.

I thought it was interesting when I had to have my titers drawn for my recent internship that I was not immune to Hep B, mumps, or ruebella. I had low numbers for measles and I was immune to chicken pox (had disease at age 3 or 4).

I had to get a Tdap, 2 MMR, the Hep B series, and have my titers redrawn. (all of this to do an internship at a place that I already work)

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Mine, too! Every single one.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

"There were several cases (maybe 5-10) at my daughter's school a few months ago. Not the school I work at but in the same district. All the students who were diagnosed had been vaccinated."

Mine, too! Every single one.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion