Lucy,
Not sure what your point is, this seems like a pretty clear advisory and warning from the pharmaceutical company, not a whitewash.
in fact, it seems that the inserts you are quoting is in line what was published in Pediatrics.
“Apnea occurring within 72 hours (peak, 12–24 hours) of administration of DTwP vaccine to ELBW infants <31 weeks’ gestation was described in up to 12% of recipients of whole-cell pertussis-containing vaccines in some studies”.
Once we’re at it, any viral or bacterial infection for these smaller infants are considered dangerous and deadly.