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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am curious if anyone knows how many illnesses actually constitute this outbreak?

I am also curious if the pediatrician, OB, delivery room nurses and other nurses at the hospital are current in their vaccines.  OP, your baby is going to be exposed to dozens - maybe hundreds - of people in their first months of life who are not vaccinated.  It seems really crazy to make this huge fuss about your in-laws, unless you are going to refuse to let anyone else (whose vaccination status is unknown to you) not hold the baby either. [b] The good thing about pertussis is that it is hard to miss. [/b] If MIL is sick at all, obviously that would be the time to refuse to allow her access to your baby.[/quote]

Is this true?  In an newspaper article I read recently, the person had a cough for a couple of week that went undiagnosed-- assumed it was just allergies or a standard cold.[/quote]

And the incubation period before symptoms manifest is fairly long.

I do think adults should get their boosters, but I would be curious as to why the OP's MIL does not want to get it, and factor that into my risk assessment. The chance of pertussis is very low, so if MI had a really good reason, i.e., age etc., then I think I would lighten up a little.
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