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O At the beginning of the year, over 200 cases of whooping cough were registered, while in 2023 there were only 4.
To form a working group to discuss pertussis vaccination in pregnant women. This is what doctors are calling for, giving as an example the practice in the countries of Western Europe.
Two babies died of whooping cough!
Currently in our country, babies are immunized after two months, so newborns are most at risk of getting sick. Among the other proposals of the medics is the introduction of reimmunization for adults.
The country has seen a serious increase in the number of people suffering from whooping cough in recent months, compared to only 4 cases of the disease last year, and 280 from January to date, with two babies dying.
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“In many Western European countries, pregnant women in the last trimester of their pregnancy are vaccinated against whooping cough. This ensures transplacental transfer of antibodies from the mother to the fetus and protects the baby during those 2 months after birth, when she is at risk of infection. In Bulgaria, this it is still not happening and I very much hope that a task force is formed and this decision is discussed and it is good to consider for elderly patients, among whom there are healthy carriers, to have a new booster every 10 years as it is with the diphtheria and tetanus vaccines,” explained Dr. Natalia Gabrovska, deputy head of the Children’s Pulmonology Clinic at SBAL “Prof. Ivan Mitev” – Sofia, BNT reported.
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