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Issue: 1195 Date: 7/18/2013
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County Health Department to Offer
Free Whooping Cough Vaccine to Public |
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Saint Louis County, MO - (July 11, 2013) The Saint Louis County Department of Health will be offering free Whooping Cough vaccine at two clinics later this month to those eleven years of age and older - one on Wednesday, July 24th and one on Monday, July 29th. Whooping Cough is the common name for pertussis - a highly contagious disease that can be fatal, especially for infants.
"Vaccine-preventable diseases are among the easiest to fight because we know what stops them," said Dr. Dolores J. Gunn, Director of the Saint Louis County Department of Health. "By offering these free clinics, we hope to curb the spread of this potentially-serious disease, and we hope as many Saint Louis County residents as possible take advantage of this opportunity to be immunized."
The dates, times, and locations for the two clinics are:
Free North County Whooping Cough Vaccination ClinicJohn C. Murphy Health Center6121 North Hanley Road in Berkeley (63134)Wednesday, July 24th, 201312:00 p.m. (noon) to 4:00 p.m.
Free South County Whooping Cough Vaccination ClinicSouth County Health Center4580 South Lindbergh Boulevard in Sunset Hills (63127)Monday, July 29th, 201312:00 p.m. (noon) to 4:00 p.m.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone be vaccinated against this disease, especially those who are caregivers for or are around infants less than one year of age.
Whooping Cough is caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and is known for triggering uncontrollable, violent coughing that can make it hard to breathe. Although it most commonly affects infants and young children, anyone who has not been vaccinated can be a carrier and infect those who are vulnerable. Again, the disease can be fatal, especially in babies less than one year old.
The vaccine that will be provided at the free vaccination clinics is Tdap - a mixture that will protect those receiving it not only from pertussis, but from tetanus and diphtheria as well.
For more information about the free vaccination clinics, visit
http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/PertussisClinics
For more information about pertussis, visit
http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/ |
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