Guidance
Pertussis vaccines: WHO position paper
The main revisions in this position paper concern the guidance on the choice of pertussis vaccine – whole cell pertussis (wP) or acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine – reflecting the updated guidance published in 2014, and incorporating recent evidence on the use of additional strategies, particularly vaccination during pregnancy, for prevention of early infant mortality.
Authors
Languages
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Russian
- Spanish
Publisher
WHO
Type
Categories
Diseases
Organisations
EPI-CORE-PERTUSSIS
The resource is included in the following table:
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic protocol for estimating the burden of Pertussis in young children | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2005 | Guidance | English |
| Laboratory Manual for the diagnosis of whooping cough caused by bordetella pertussis/bordetella parapertussis : update 2014 | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2014 | Guidance | English |
| Pertussis vaccines: WHO position paper | World Health Organization (WHO) | Guidance | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish |
