can a mother who's gotten tdap vaccine give pertussis to 2 month old baby? . i was vaccinated for pertussis by getting the tdap shot at 32 weeks pregnant. when my newborn was 6wk old she received first dtap shot & went to daycare next week. 2 weeks in she got first head cold but after a persistant cough we tested & confirmed she's whooping cough at 11 weeks old. did i give baby whooping cough or did she get it from a daycare provider? we're starting rx today but if she returns to daycare before completingmeds she may continue to be exposed to the bacteria there.
the pertussis vaccine cannot cause disease. it is not a live vaccine. if the baby developed pertussis it was because she was exposed to someone who had the disease at a time where she was not completely protected by her vaccines.