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Background: Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a global public health concern. Pertussis vaccines have demonstrated good protection against infections, but their effectiveness against remains debated due to conflicting study outcomes.
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the effectiveness of pertussis vaccines in protecting children against infection. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases was conducted, and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies that met inclusion criteria were included in the analysis.
Results: The meta-analysis, involving 46,533 participants, revealed no significant protective effect of pertussis vaccination against infection (risk ratio: 1.10, 95% confidence interval: 0.83 to 1.44). Subgroup analyses by vaccine type and study design revealed no significant protection. The dearth of recent data and a limited pool of eligible studies, particularly RCTs, underscore a critical gap that warrants future research in the domain.
Conclusions: These findings offer crucial insights into the lack of effectiveness of pertussis vaccines against . Given the rising incidence of cases and outbreaks, coupled with the lack of cross-protection by the existing vaccines, there is an urgent need to develop vaccines that include specific antigens to protect against .
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