Immunization

Cocooning

Cocooning protects infants against pertussis by vaccinating the adults around them.

 

 

Cocooning Meeting

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) hosted a meeting in March 2012 to explore community vaccination strategies to protect infants against pertussis.

 

 

Meeting Presentations

• Lynda Boyer-Chu- School Nurse Perspective
• Sandra Fryhofer, MD - Pertussis Control & Cocooning Strategies: Prevent Transmission, Save Lives
• Arlene Remick, MPH - Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
• Mitchel C. Rothholz, RPh, MBA - Pharmacist Perspective
• Dinah Tichenor, RN, BSN - Flulapalooza: A Model for Mass Vaccination
• Carlos Velazquez, MA- Messaging to Broaden the Bands of Protection within the Hispanic Community

 

Other presentations will be added as permission from the presenters is obtained.

 

Final Report

A final report will be available in mid-May 2012.

 

Please contact esobczyk@aap.org with any questions.

Last updated: 4/10/2012