KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is considering giving the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis) vaccine to pregnant women as an effort to prevent the spread of pertussis or whooping cough.
Its Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic) said the vaccine aims to protect babies from birth until they complete the six-dose primary series as stated in the national immunisation schedule.
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