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AusVaxSafety completes pertussis booster vaccine safety active surveillance

AusVaxSafety completed pertussis (whooping cough) booster vaccine safety active surveillance this month after nearly three years of monthly active surveillance. No safety signal was identified in children receiving DTPa at 18 months or DTPa-IPV at 4 years, with data contributed by over 55,000 participating parents/carers. Vaccine safety results are available on the AusVaxSafety website.