It would be just nice if the vaccine worked, wouldn't it. It would also be nice if the reporters, and publishers did some research before giving us misinformation like this article. Another little tip would be to put this article in the opinion section, this way it requires no research, just opinion, which is what we got here!

There is just one little problem--the pertussis vaccine is not effective against the circulating strains of pertussis, which differ from the strain in the vaccine (such as Bordetella Holmesii.) Whooping cough symptoms are caused by a variety of diseases, not just by Pertussis (like pneumonia, RSV, and parapertussis, which are not covered by the DTaP or TDaP vaccines.) The pertussis vaccine does not work. Vaccinating children with more doses of an ineffective vaccine, and vaccinating parents, too, with the same ineffective vaccine will do nothing to stop the outbreaks of this disease, which are cyclical in nature.