Whooping Cough Vaccine Seems Safe, Study Finds

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - An experimental booster shot designed to protect adults and adolescents from whooping cough proved safe and effective in a study released Thursday, offering a vital new tool for fighting a dangerous resurgence of the disease during the past few years.

The vaccine, developed by Sanofi Pasteur and already widely given to teenagers in Canada, appears likely to win U.S. government approval later this month.

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Whooping Cough Vaccine Seems Safe, Study Finds

The vaccine is needed "to prevent the disease in teenagers and adults themselves and, secondly, take...

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