1. Vermont’s Whooping Cough Outbreak
A Summary
"We know there are places around the country
where there are large numbers of people who
aren’t vaccinated. However, we don't think
those exemptors are driving this current wave.”
• - Anne Schuchat, MD (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory
Disease, CDC), 7/19/2012
• See:
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/jan-feb/82-whooping-cough-makes-a-comeback#.UQv6

2. Of those states with Whooping Cough
Outbreaks, >50% of them do not even offer a
philosophical exemption.
From CDC, http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/outbreaks.html
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* Indicates a state with only religious vaccine exemption

3. http://vtdigger.org/2012/10/08/90-percent-of-wh

4. VT Health Department:

5. Data from VT Health Department

6. WHAT CDC SAYS ABOUT
PERTUSSIS:
“Pertussis incidence is
usually characterized by a
cyclical pattern, with peaks
occurring at 3- to 4-year
intervals”
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
preview/mmwrhtml/000230
30.htm

7. “CONCLUSIONS: Protection against pertussis waned during the
5 years after the fifth dose of DTaP.”

8. Current VT Vaccination Rates
2020 goal
2010 goal
“Although many children in Vermont have had most of their vaccinations, little more than
60 percent have had all of the doses for all of the vaccines recommended for their age
group.” – Harry Chen, Health Commissioner
See: http://vtdigger.org/2011/04/27/chen-vaccination-benefits-outweigh-risks-of-disease/