Guidance
Pertussis vaccines: WHO position paper
The main revisions in this position paper concern the guidance on the choice of pertussis vaccine – whole cell pertussis (wP) or acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine – reflecting the updated guidance published in 2014, and incorporating recent evidence on the use of additional strategies, particularly vaccination during pregnancy, for prevention of early infant mortality.
Authors
Languages
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Russian
- Spanish
Publisher
WHO
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Programme management
Topic references
EPI-CORE-PERTUSSIS