Pertussis/Tdap Hospital Resource Kit
- California Department of Public Health’s Pertussis Page
- Joint Commission Journal Article – Implementing Tdap Vaccine Recommendations in Hospitals
- ACIP Recommendations for Pregnant Women
Postpartum/cocooning (Immunizing all close contacts of newborns)
- CDPH All Facilities Letter
- Tdap Cocooning Project in Texas
- Tdap Cooconing Flyer for Patients – English Spanish Chinese
- Sample Standing Orders for Tdap – TEMPLATE
- Tdap Expansion Project for CA Birthing Hospitals
- MMWR Breast-Feeding and Vaccination
Emergency Rooms (Hospital ERs should give Tdap instead of Td for wound care)
- Tetanus wound prophylaxis poster
- Prevent Tdap and DTaP mixup poster
- American Academy of Emergency Physicians Tdap in ER Recommendation
- Article from Journal of Emergency Medicine on Tdap in ERs
Health Care Workers (Hospital employees should be immunized to prevent outbreaks)
- Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standards – CA law requires hospitals to offer Tdap to employees free of charge
- Health Care Personnel Vaccination Recommendation
- Tdap Declination Form for Hospital Employees – TEMPLATE
- MMWR – Pertussis Outbreaks in Hospitals
