Whooping cough: a new nasal vaccine looks promising
A new nasal vaccine could not only protect against whooping cough, but also significantly reduce the spread of the bacteria ...
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Shortage of medicines: the winter plan is launched
For the second year in a row, French health authorities are activating a winter plan in order to anticipate and ...
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Whooping cough: the epidemic continues in France
Potentially fatal, whooping cough is a respiratory disease caused by bacteria. THE ESSENTIAL Whooping cough is a serious and potentially ...
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Whooping cough: 20 children have died since the beginning of the year in France
On July 29, Public Health France provided an update on the whooping cough epidemic, the bacteria of which has been ...
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Whooping cough: the High Authority of Health strengthens vaccination recommendations
While whooping cough has been on the rise since January, vaccination of pregnant women is the most effective way to ...
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Whooping cough epidemic: what to do in case of infection?
Whooping cough has been circulating heavily on French soil since the beginning of the year. What should you do if ...
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Whooping cough: two babies died at Rouen hospital
In Normandy, two babies aged just one month recently died of whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory infection, at the ...
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Whooping cough: cases have increased 11-fold since the start of the year
The whooping cough epidemic has intensified and nearly 6,000 cases have been recorded in the first 5 months of the ...
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Whooping cough: 17 deaths in France since the start of the year
In France, 17 people have died of whooping cough since the beginning of the year. THE ESSENTIAL Whooping cough is ...
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Whooping cough: what preventive measures should be followed?
Faced with the whooping cough epidemic raging in France, Public Health France is giving its recommendations to limit contamination and ...
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Whooping cough: what are the symptoms that should alert you?
Whooping cough is a bacterial respiratory infection, particularly contagious, which can have serious consequences, particularly in young children. What are ...
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Whooping cough: an infant died from the disease in Nice
A three-week-old baby died of whooping cough in Nice, despite doctors' care. THE ESSENTIAL 4 very young children were hospitalized ...
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Whooping cough: health authorities warn of an increase in cases in France
The whooping cough epidemic has been increasing in France since the start of 2024, with eight regions affected, according to ...
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Whooping cough: should we fear a resurgence of “100-day cough” in babies?
Several countries are facing an increase in cases of whooping cough in babies. In France, the figures remain stable, but ...
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Whooping cough: soon a more effective nasal vaccine?
To overcome the lack of effectiveness of existing treatments against whooping cough, French scientists have developed a nasal spray vaccine ...
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Pertussis: the vaccine is now recommended for pregnant women
During pregnancy, mothers-to-be can be vaccinated against whooping cough from the second trimester to protect their infants in whom this ...
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Delay in the vaccination of children: the WHO warns of a risk of “catastrophe”
In 2020, 23 million children were not vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. THE ESSENTIAL In France, vaccination against ...
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Measles, tetanus, whooping cough… The French are getting less and less vaccinated
Since the start of the pandemic, several studies have shown a decline in everyday vaccines such as those against measles, ...
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Pertussis: a new vaccine in preparation
A new whooping cough vaccine is under development at Inserm. The first results show that this nasal treatment offers greater ...
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Agnès Buzyn signs a charter to invite health professionals to get vaccinated
A charter has just been signed between the Minister of Health and the seven health orders in order to improve ...
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Pertussis: vaccination in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy best protects the baby
Women who are vaccinated against whooping cough in the third trimester of their pregnancy allow their baby to have a ...
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No, the return of whooping cough is not due to a defect in the vaccine
Since the end of the 1970s, whooping cough has been making a comeback in the United States. According to a ...
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Whooping cough: a patch to immunize adults
A French company is developing a patch to improve vaccine coverage against pertussis in adults.Whooping cough is often considered a ...
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Whooping cough in childhood increases the risk of epilepsy
Children with whooping cough are more likely to develop signs of epilepsy as they grow older. A Danish study quantifies ...
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DT-Polio vaccine: the controversial petition of Professor Joyeux
A cancer doctor has launched a controversial petition to protest against Infanrix hexa, a combination vaccine that is temporarily dominating ...
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Vaccines: shortage could last all year
DT polio combination vaccines against pertussis are out of stock. A serious situation for infants that is not expected to ...
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Whooping cough: vaccine stockouts to be expected
To cope with the supply difficulties which have weighed heavily on the pertussis vaccine for several months, the Ministry of ...
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Whooping cough: fear of contagion has no impact on vaccination
Epidemics do not appear to improve immunization coverage rates. This is the finding of an American study concerning the whooping ...
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Whooping cough: a nasal vaccine without any side effects
Vaccination against whooping cough could, in a few years, be done through the nose. INSERM has just published the first ...
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Whooping cough: vaccinating grandparents to protect small children
People over 65 are also affected by whooping cough and sometimes even hospitalized. Experts recommend that they get vaccinated for ...
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