Provider Alert

To:	Primary Care Providers and Ob/GYNs
From:	Health Plan of San Joaquin
Date:	July 23, 2010
Subject:	Pertussis Update

RE: CDPH Broadens Recommendations for Pertussis Vaccination

Please note the following recommendations for Pertussis vaccination.

In addition to the typical series of childhood pertussis immunizations, CDPH now recommends an adolescent-adult pertussis booster vaccine (Tdap) for:

• Anyone 7 years and older who is not fully immunized, including those who are more than 64 years old.
• Women of childbearing age, before, during, or immediately after pregnancy, and
• Other people who have contact with pregnant women or infants.

For more information, contact California Department of Public Health at www.cdph.ca.gov.

Thank you.
Health Plan of San Joaquin