Here is a thread to talk about pertussis.
Pertussis vaccine is commonly included with diphtheria and tetanus vaccine.
It is common for the 10 year adult booster to be Td. You may have to ask specifically for Tdap.
Immunity from the current acellular pertussis vaccine does not appear to be long lasting.
I recall about 13 years ago, when my eldest was in high school, the HS had 7 cases of whooping cough. 6 of those 7 students had up-to-date vaccinations. The medical community could do a better job of communicating which vaccinations are long-lasting (some conferring lifelong immunity) and which are not.
At the time of those whooping cough cases at the HS, I did a little research and recall that some folks (a reasonable percentage) no longer have immunity just two years after the vaccination. Maybe vaccination schedules need to change or at least those who are/are around vulnerable people need more frequent boosters.
My niece had whooping cough in high school (2006, give or take). She was vaccinated. It was horrible, she fell very behind in schoolwork (AP classes) due to extreme fatigue from the coughing and the infection. I don’t remember exactly but I think it was about 2 months before she felt well and was able to fully participate in activities.
My oldest daughter got the pertussis vax at the recommended age. In ninth grade, she developed a horrible cough and fever. I googled it and her cough sounded just like the description of whooping cough. I called the pediatrician and he said it couldn’t be whooping cough, but I should bring her in to the office. Turns out I was right–she did have whooping cough. It was a nasty illness. Also, we got calls from the local board of health in our town and in the town where she went to school (she attended a private high school in a neighboring town). Adding . . . she got the vaccine again.
That’s around the same time I had a nasty illness with a violent, uncontrollable cough that responded to no medications, didn’t show up on a chest x-ray, mysteriously just disappeared about three months later, and ultimately went undiagnosed…I still think it was whooping cough. And right as I was recovering, an acquaintance came down with something with the exact same symptoms, course of unsuccessful treatment, and lack of diagnosis.
I have mentioned it on this forum before that my mother had whooping cough as a child in the 1930’s. Her lungs affected her whole life. She was misdiagnosed and treated for asthma but eventually the doctors decided her breathing problems were due to whooping cough. She was never a strong woman and always was susceptible to bronchitis and pneumonia. She was a big advocate of vaccinations!