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 **WARNING – SCAM ALERT**

Please be aware there is a phony inspector scam currently circulating through Northern Michigan.  A person pretending to be with the State Health Department will call the restaurant and say they will be coming into the restaurant for an inspection.  The fake food inspector will then tell the restaurant that they will be receiving an inspection number from an automated call.  The man calling has been noted as having an Indian accent.

If you happen to find yourself in this situation hang up the phone and call your local Health Department office to report the incident. Inspections conducted by the Health Department are unannounced.  Under no circumstance will the Health Department ask you to register for any type of inspection.

This is the latest of many scams that have been circulating through the food service industry.  We encourage you to always ask your inspector to show you their Health Department ID.  If you ever have any questions on whether an inspector works for the LMAS District Health Department please call your local Health Department office listed above. 

Pertussis Vaccination in Pregnancy

Infants are at the greatest risk of acquiring pertussis and suffering severe complications, including death. Because no pertussis vaccines are currently licensed and recommended for newborns who are younger than 2 months of age, prevention ideally starts during pregnancy. On the basis of recommendations published in early 2013, expectant mothers should receive Tdap during each pregnancy, preferably between 27 and 36 weeks of gestation. The timing of this vaccination is not a safety issue but rather maximizes the transplacental transfer of pertussis antibodies, which peak about 2 weeks after maternal vaccination. This protection is critical in early life before the baby begins to receive DTaP series.

Even if you don't administer vaccines in your practice, recommend Tdap for your pregnant patients. Consider writing a prescription to ensure that your patients are able to receive the vaccine during pregnancy as easily as possible. To help implement this recommendation, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has reimbursement and patient communication tools available on their Website, Immunization for Women.

Maternal healthcare providers also have the opportunity to talk about and reinforce the importance of starting the primary DTaP series on schedule so that protection remains as high as possible during the first few months of life when the baby is most vulnerable. Research shows that giving the first dose at 2 months of age may protect babies from dying of pertussis.

As you talk to your patients about the benefits of vaccination, reassure them that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) concluded that Tdap is not associated with elevated frequency or unusual occurrence of adverse events among pregnant women or their infants. 

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