In 2023, 393 cases of whooping cough were registered in Kazakhstan. “The increase in the incidence of whooping cough is associated with a decrease in collective immunity due to skipping routine vaccination and refusals of vaccination. Whooping cough is characterized by a cyclical rise in the incidence rate every 3-5 years, associated with the accumulation of non-immune segments of the population, especially children. The meeting of the school was devoted to the main methods of prevention of “whooping cough”, which was organized and conducted by interns 608 of the group GMP under the leadership of the head of the department, Professor A.A. Dyusupova, associate professor O.A. Yurkovskaya, T.M. Belyaeva, G.T. Kamasheva, R.I. Tereкhova T.I., A.M. Khismetova.

In Kazakhstan, the vaccine AbKDS-Hib-IPV (for whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, hemophilic infection type b and polio) is used for the prevention of pertussis. It is made in France. For maximum protection against whooping cough, children need to receive 5 vaccinations, of which 3 vaccinations – starting at 2 months with an interval of 1 month, then the first revaccination is carried out at one and a half years, the second revaccination – at 6 years. Recall that vaccination against whooping cough has been used since 1950 in many countries of the world mainly for young children. This has significantly reduced morbidity and mortality. The information aroused great interest of the audience. The discussion ended with a quiz with incentive prizes.