when a common cold isn't just a cold

[Selkie]

Is that standard now? I guess I should check with the ER that gave me my last tetanus shot, whether there was pertussis in it too.

I believe it has been standard for the last several years. When I had my tetnus shot updated last year, it included pertussis.

Hope you are feeling better soon, Beth! Enjoy the cough syrup (ironically, my GP is very strict in doling out the antibiotics but he had no problems giving me multiple refills of cherrytussin a few years ago, when I had a bad cold that lasted 6 weeks).