the pertussis vaccine cannot cause disease. it is not a live vaccine. if the baby developed pertussis it was because she was exposed to someone who had the disease at a time where she was not completely protected by her vaccines.
can a mother who's gotten tdap vaccine give pertussis to 2 month old baby? . i was vaccinated for pertussis by getting the tdap shot at 32 weeks pregnant. when my newborn was 6wk old she received first dtap shot & went to daycare next week. 2 weeks in she got first head cold but after a persistant cough we tested & confirmed she's whooping cough at 11 weeks old. did i give baby whooping cough or did she get it from a daycare provider? we're starting rx today but if she returns to daycare before completingmeds she may continue to be exposed to the bacteria there.