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2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955

Whooping Cough

Health officials say 2012 was the nation's worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades....

 

Panel: Pregnant women, get whooping cough shot

Expert government advisers want every pregnant woman to get a whooping cough shot.

 

21,000 had whooping cough last year, CDC says

Federal health officials say more than 21,000 people got whooping cough last year, many of them children and teens. That's the highest number ...

 

Adults urged to get flu, whooping cough vaccines to protect kids

Adults urged to get flu, whooping cough vaccines to protect kids

Health officials are urging adults to get vaccinated against pertussis and flu as a way protect babies and other vulnerable patients.

 

9th baby dies from whooping cough

9th baby dies from whooping cough

A ninth baby has died in California from whooping cough, health officials said Thursday.

 

Whooping cough now an epidemic in California

Phil Plait comments on a recent California Department of Public Health statement that whooping cough "is now officially an epidemic in California." Phil is clear in his criticisms of anti-vax celebrities and other opponents of sound medical science.

 

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