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Old 04-30-2024, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
You are correct. Whooping cough or pertussis has also been known by the archaic term "100 day cough". It IS highly contagious, but fortunately most of us has been vaccinated. Immunity does fade with age, so any grandparents who plan on having close contact with a newborn should be re-vaccinated.
I had Whooping Cough as a kid, but never been vaccinated.
Do I still have, or ever had, immunity?