Links

1. Vaccines for Teens

   www.vaccinesforteens.net

   Themes are “Defend Your Health…Get Vaccinated” and “When it comes to teen health, the best offense is a good defense”. Information on the importance of vaccination for teens is provided by the Society for Adolescent Medicine working in close partnership with the NBA and the WNBA.

2. Call to Action: Adolescent immunization

   Available through the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - www.nfid.org. The 5-page article covers general information on vaccines that are needed by adolescents.

3. Immunization Action Coalition

   www.immunize.org  or  www.vaccineinformation.org

   This website has a wealth of information including:
   - Pertussis:  Questions and Answers (3 pages)
   - Are you 11-19 years old?  Then you need to be vaccinated against these serious diseases! (1 page)

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

   www.cdc.gov

   Much general information about vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccinations to prevent them is found at www.cdc.gov/vaccines
   - Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – What You Need to Know – www.cdc.gov/Features/Pertussis
   --Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Vaccination – www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default/htm
   Downloadable podcast, Pertussis Vaccine Recommendation for Adolescents [PODCAST - 4:22 minutes] – www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=9957

5. Learn About Whooping Cough

   www.helppreventwhoopingcough.com
   This website, featuring people who experienced pertussis, is funded and developed by GlaxoSmithKline, which makes Boostrix, one of the two Tdap vaccines licensed in the U.S.

6. Sounds of Pertussis

   www.soundsofpertussis.com
   This website features actress/singer Jennifer Lopez in emphasizing that babies need to be protected from pertussis. Vaccination of adolescents and adults with Tdap vaccine is important to prevent babies from catching whooping cough. The website is supported by Sanofi Pasteur, which makes the Tdap vaccine Adacel.

7. Clinical Examples of Pertussis

   www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ5jf-5MobE
   Anti-vaccination liars like to say that pertussis (whooping cough) is a harmless disease that never hurt anyone. This video shows otherwise.

8. Jennifer Lopez fights Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

   www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkeUynJIeoo
   Upload by: www.onlinejlofan.com More info www.soundsofpertussis.com

9. Pertussis-Whooping Cough: A Family's Story (full video)

   www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akJVesMdvs
   PKIDs shares one family's struggles with Pertussis (Whooping Cough).

10. Sounds of Pertussis campaign

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4uN5UAispM
    Supports National Immunization Awareness Month With Event in NYC Times Square The Office of the Mayor of New York City Proclaims August 20, 2009

11. Pertussis Education

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr32h_ckW38
    A video about the pertussis vaccine.

12. Jennifer Lopez Spanish language PSA about Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6jxcUCG1g
    Upload by: www.onlinejlofan.com More info www.soundsofpertussis.com

13. Pertussis Cough Video

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuvn-vp5InE
    Video of an infant with pertussis [whooping cough]. An entirely vaccine preventable disease, pertussis infection of infants is now increasing due ...

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