Background Infants< 3 months of age are at highest risk for developing severe complications
after pertussis. The majority of pregnant women has low concentrations of pertussis-specific …

Introduction Infants too young to be fully immunized are the most vulnerable to severe
pertussis disease. To close this susceptibility gap, passive infant immunization through …

Importance Pregnant women are recommended to receive COVID-19 vaccination to reduce
risk of severe COVID-19. Whether vaccination during pregnancy also provides passive …

Infants are at a higher risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related hospitalizations
compared to older children. In this study, we investigated the effect of the recommended …

Immunization during pregnancy has been recommended in an increasing number of
countries. The aim of this strategy is to protect pregnant women and infants from severe …

OBJECTIVES Following the introduction of jurisdictional maternal pertussis vaccination
programs in Australia, we estimated maternal vaccine effectiveness (VE) and whether …

Highlights•Immune protection against B. pertussis is multifactorial mediated by both humoral
and cellular responses.•Natural infection or vaccination with whole cell pertussis vaccine …

Importance Infants younger than 6 months are at risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Data
are lacking on the optimum timing for maternal vaccination and estimated effectiveness …

Highlights-Vaccination against pertussis in pregnancy is safe for pregnant women and
newborns.-Vaccination against pertussis during the second or early third trimester of …

Background England's third-trimester maternal pertussis vaccination, introduced in October
2012, was extended to the second trimester in 2016. Maternal vaccination provides high …