Mule Name Meaning. English: from a medieval personal name, perhaps Old English Mul (from Old English mul âmuleâ, âhalfbreedâ). This was the name of a brother of Ceadwalla, King of Wessex (died 675), and is also found as a place name element.
1 Because of the rise in US pertussis cases, some people should not wait 10 years to get their Tdap booster. 2  Pregnant women especially need Tdap vaccine because of the protection it provides against whooping cough. 3  They should get it late in the second trimester or in the third trimester.
But we've learned that once people become young adults, the immunity wanes a little, so now outbreaks are happening in various places around the country. There is a relatively new vaccine that adds whooping cough to the familiar diphtheria and tetanus shot. Next time you get this shot, it will likely be Tdap, which stands for tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. That will protect patients and help prevent them from transmitting the disease to others.