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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The nephew is the one at risk.

Your kids are vaccinated so they are safe.  [/quote]

SafER maybe, but not completely safe.  My fully vaccinated niece, and several other kids, caught pertussis after spending a week away at camp with an unvaxxed teammate who turned out to be sick.  [/quote]
Then what good were the 4 dtap shots they had by 5?[/quote]

Presumably it gave their immune systems a head start in fighting the infection so that the disease was shorter and less severe than it otherwise would have been.  This would be a good question to ask your doctor, who I’m sure can give you a more accurate and complete answer, as well as address any other concerns you might have.[/quote]
Kids get tetanus and pertussis boosters in hs, iirc, then booster every 10 years. Did your niece not have the booster?

I’m the poster whose niece got sick, and this is exactly what her ped. said to my sister…vaccination meant the illness presented as less severe and lasted for a shorter duration than it would have otherwise. Plus, immunity does lessen over time (my niece was in HS). [/quote][/quote]
Your high school aged niece would have had a booster at 11 or 12 years old. [/quote]

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