Pertussis vaccination in infancy lowers the incidence of pertussis disease and the rate of hospitalisation after one and two doses: Analyses of 10 years of pertussis surveillance

► Already the first dose of pertussis vaccination in infancy decrease the incidence. ► Also, the first dose in infancy decrease hospitalizations due to pertussis. ► The second dose in infancy further lowers the incidence of pertussis disease.