The Australian Immunisation Handbook recommends vaccination for any adults wishing to reduce their likelihood of illness from whooping cough. Vaccination is especially recommended for certain risk groups, or those in contact with risk groups, including1:
If you’re an adult, do you need to get the whooping cough vaccine?
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Healthcare workers
- Early childcare workers
- People in close contact with infants
- Adults aged 65 years and over
Talk to your health care practitioner about whooping cough and its prevention today.
Sources & Citations
1. The Australian Immunisation Handbook. Pertussis (whooping cough). Available at: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/vaccine-preventable-diseases/pertussiswhooping-cough (accessed 28 March 2022).
MAT-AU-2200966 Date of preparation June 2022
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