NVIC Press Releases, Statements & Commentaries Related to Pertussis

NVIC DPT Vaccine Video Playlist

View the collection of video resources within the player below for more information on the DPT vaccine (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus combination vaccine).

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NVIC Reports & Referenced Video Commentaries

• Do You Know How to Recognize a Vaccine Reaction? (August 2018)
• Back to the Future: Shalala Takes Away Compensation for DPT Injured Children (August 2017)
• Pertussis Microbe Outsmarts the Vaccines As Experts Argue About Why(March 2016)
• Vaccine Injury Compensation: Government’s Broken Social Contract with Parents (November 2015)
• Vaccination During Pregnancy: Is it Safe?(November 2013)
• Find a Compassionate Doctor to Help You Prevent Vaccine Injuries (August 2012)
• Video - Pertussis Vaccine Reaction Leads to Developmental Delays (October 2011)
• Using Fear & Prejudice to Attack Vaccine Exemptions(August 2010)
• Whooping Cough Outbreaks & Vaccine Failures(July 2010) 
• Harris Coulter Was a Brave Visionary(March 2010)
• Workshop on Neurologic Complications of Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccination (Sept 29 – Oct 1, 1989)

The Vaccine Reaction

• TVR Staff Baby Girl in India Dies Day After Getting the Pentavalent Vaccine The Vaccine Reaction July 3, 2019
• TVR Staff Babies Die in India After Getting “5-in-1” Vaccine The Vaccine Reaction 3, 2019
• Marino SA Combination Vaccines and Febrile Seizures: Should Parents be Concerned? The Vaccine Reaction 21, 2019
• TVR Staff Infant in Nepal Dies Hours After Getting DPT Vaccine The Vaccine Reaction 20, 2019
• Raines K FDA Approves 6 in 1 Combo Vaccine for Babies The Vaccine Reaction 3, 2019
• Fisher BL Scientists Conclude Pertussis Vaccine Causes Permanent Brain Damage The Vaccine Reaction 27, 2018
• Cáceres M Defective DTaP Vaccines in China Due to “Uneven Ratio of Liquid”? The Vaccine Reaction 3, 2018
• TVR Staff Three Children in India Die After JE, Measles and DPT Vaccinations The Vaccine Reaction June 18, 2018
• Shilhavy B Whooping Cough Outbreaks Continue Nationwide Due to Failed Pertussis Vaccine The Vaccine Reaction June 11, 2018
• TVR Staff Two Infants in India Die Following Pentavalent Vaccination The Vaccine Reaction 15, 2018
• TVR Staff DPT Vaccines Recalled in China The Vaccine Reaction 30, 2017
• Parpia R Ingredients in DTaP-IPV Vaccine Kinrix The Vaccine Reaction 20, 2017
• Fisher BL Back to the Future: Shalala Takes Away Compensation for DPT Injured Children The Vaccine Reaction Aug 9, 2017
• Jaxen J Study: DTP Vaccine Associated With 212% Increased Infant Mortality Risk The Vaccine Reaction 21, 2017
• La Vigne P Symptom-Free Vaccinated Individuals May Be Spreading Pertussis The Vaccine Reaction July 14, 2016
• Fisher BL Pertussis Microbe Outsmarts the Vaccines as Experts Argue About Why (Part II) The Vaccine Reaction May 9, 2016
• Fisher BL Pertussis Microbe Outsmarts the Vaccines as Experts Argue About Why (Part I) The Vaccine Reaction 25, 2016
• Fisher BL Recently Vaccinated Kids Are Spreading Pertussis Everywhere The Vaccine Reaction 12, 2016
• Cáceres M Tdap Vaccinations for All Pregnant Women in Brazil Mandated in Late 2014 The Vaccine Reaction 1, 2016
• Dwoskin C Approve First, Test for Safety Second: CDC Policy Puts Pregnant Mothers and Fetuses at Risk The Vaccine Reaction 16, 2016
• Hammond JR The Ugly Untold Truth About the Pertussis Vaccine The Vaccine Reaction 21, 2015
• Cáceres M Pertussis in Reno County: Another Outbreak Among the Vaccinated? The Vaccine Reaction July 28, 2015
• Fisher BL, Parpia R Safety, Effectiveness of Tdap Vaccine in Pregnant Women Questionable The Vaccine Reaction June 20, 2015

IMPORTANT NOTE: NVIC encourages you to become fully informed about Pertussis and the Pertussis vaccine by reading all sections in the Table of Contents , which contain many links and resources such as the manufacturer product information inserts, and to speak with one or more trusted health care professionals before making a vaccination decision for yourself or your child. This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

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