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AAP News Vol. 1 No. 12 December 1985, p. 1 © 1985 American Academy of Pediatrics
The number of pertussis cases among U.S. children has nearly doubled in three years an indication, the Academy contends, that the public's confidence in DTP vaccine might be eroding to unacceptable levels. "Apparently, valid information about the pertussis vaccine isn't reaching parents as quickly as it should, while misinformation and half-truths are rampant," explained AAP President Martin H. Smith, M.D.
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