Winters in the Tampa Bay Area are generally dry and mild; highs during the season average around 70 Â°F (21 Â°C) with mostly sunny skies. The occasional passage of a cold front will bring rain followed by a few days of cooler temperatures.
1 Vaccination of pregnant women with Tdap is especially important to help protect infants. 2  Pregnant women should get the vaccine late in the second trimester or in the third trimester for each pregancy. 3  All adults age 19 to 64 years need a one-time whooping cough booster vaccine. Adults age 65 years and older need a one-time whooping cough booster if they will have close contact with infants younger than 12 months. 2  If not already vaccinated, pregnant women should receive the booster vaccine late in the second trimester or during the third trimester, during each pregnancy.
Medical experts say getting the vaccine during pregnancy allows the mother to transfer pertussis antibodies to the newborn. That helps protect the infant until it is old enough to get vaccinated against whooping cough. The whooping cough vaccination is usually is given at 2 months of age.