ACP signs advisory letter urging pertussis vaccination outreach

ACP has joined the American Nurses Association (ANA), along with many other nursing, pediatric and physician organizations, to urge clinicians to encourage patients who have any contact with newborns and infants to get vaccinated for pertussis.

The letter is part of an effort to stem a nationwide outbreak, and advises vaccination for several groups that previously had not been recommended to receive the vaccine. The advisory letter, which outlines new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for pertussis immunization, is on the ANA's website.