Map Shows US States Where 'Deadly' Whooping Cough Rising
Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last year.
Whooping Cough Is at a Decade-High Level in the U.S.
Nationwide, CDC has reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Thursday, it released state figures, showing that about 86% of kindergartners in Wisconsin got the whooping cough vaccine, compared to more than 92% nationally.
Whooping cough cases have exploded since 2023, new CDC data shows
Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that there are five times as many cases this year than at this point in time last year.
‘A few cases’ of whooping cough found at SDSU
Whooping Cough has been identified in a few students at South Dakota State University. In an email to students and faculty, the South Dakota Department of Health said they found “a few cases” at the school.
US health officials say whooping cough has hit a decade-high level
Whooping cough usually peaks every three to five years, and the latest numbers indicate a return to levels before the pandemic.
Ask the doctors: Vaccination is the best safeguard against whooping cough
Whooping cough is a highly contagious upper-respiratory infection. Also known as pertussis, it poses a particular threat to infants. You’re hearing about it right now because the disease is on the rise.
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