@mizuiro007 Thank you, the 2 articles discussed how poor the protection will be for the babies antibodies based on my 3rd trimester shot...which re-inforces that I need to figure out how to make my insurance or local provider give my DH the shot!
This is what is driving me nuts from the CDC--and I can't find anything to trump it!
Adults 19 years old or older (who are not pregnant) should get only one dose of the whooping cough vaccine for adolescents and adults (called Tdap vaccine). If an adult will be around your baby and has already had Tdap vaccine, they are not recommended to get vaccinated again. Whooping cough vaccines are effective, but unfortunately the protection they provide does not last as long as we would like. <--followed by the timelines of effectiveness in my original CDC/ vs TDAP post.
I called the insurance today and they have to figure out their policy and I should hear back the beginning of the week. I also talked to a dad of 5 month old who has our insurance and he gave me the name of his American pediatrician here in Europe who works for our insurance so I can email her to see if I can get a better answer if my case with the insurance company fails to give my DH approval for the shot!
@TomekiaB I read that too. Another place it mentioned the shot during pregnancy being more important since if offered more direct protection as opposed to the indirect protection from cocooning. It seems conflicting.
It sounds like you have some good ideas on where to go next though!
@mizuiro007 I found one! American Academy of Pediatrics
"I also recommend that adolescents and adults in close
contact with the baby make sure they have received a
dose of Tdap, too. This will protect them and create a
“cocoon” of protection around the baby. " https://www2.aap.org/immunization/families/InfantPertussis.pdf
@TomekiaB Hmm...it explains why, like the CDC articles do, but it also says "who have not previously been vaccinated". It just seems to go along with the CDC only recommending it if they aren't up-to-date (the single shot). Has your SO had it as an adult? If not or if you can't produce records that he was I wonder if that might be enough to get it covered for him.
got mine today! 27 weeks. The mentioned the whooping cough was the key component they were after. She was going to give my hubby one too but he wasn't setup as a patient yet. Next time! I like going to the Dr. and seeing my husband get poked at for a change. ;-)
My Dr just told me yesterday it's important for grandparents to also get their tdap. Baby is most likely to be exposed through them because they allow their vaccines to lapse more frequently at that stage of life.
Re: TDAP during pregnancy for baby's benefit?
It sounds like you have some good ideas on where to go next though!