Special clinic set up after whooping cough case.

Special clinic set up after whooping cough case.:

"The nurse had been fully vaccinated against whooping cough."

We were living in a whooping cough free zone. Things were lovely and then a while back we had a nasty outbreak of whooping cough and a number of people were struck. It didn't seem to matter whether you had been vaccinated or not. My daughter got it, as did many school children at the time. The worst thing was being accused of not having her vaccinated , so I sent her to school with a copy of her vaccination records. On the other hand, my vaccinations, which were years older didn't allow me to catch it. Nor anyone else in my family who helped to nurse her. It's terrible. Really horrible. So the nurse has been vaccinated too and yet she has caught it. I feel truly sorry for her because it is a very frightening ailment for those who have it and those who watch. I thoroughly applaud the hospital's quick action. You obviously try to prevent these things , but when you cannot, fast, effective action will be the best way of managing it.