Pertussis surged across North Carolina in 2024–25, reporting the highest cases in 70 years. Declining vaccination rates and post‑pandemic immunity gaps drove the rise in cases. Health officials urge ...

Whooping cough often surges in the fall, and with a rising number of bacterial respiratory disease cases, doctors are reminding families of what can be done to protect those with the youngest lungs.

After hosting her son’s birthday party, a woman was stunned to learn that her close friend’s daughter, who had attended, had ...

Whooping cough cases in Florida have increased by 81% in 2025 compared to the total number of cases in 2024. State leaders have announced intentions to repeal vaccine mandates, prompting pediatricians ...

JACKSON, Miss. (KNOE) - The Mississippi Department of Health announced that an infant died from pertussis, also known as whooping cough. This is only the third pertussis-related pediatric death ...

As Louisiana faces a high COVID-19 rate and increasing whooping cough cases, the latest federal guidelines are creating confusion around who can get vaccines and where. Why it matters: Fall brings the ...

INFECTION THAT’S ACTUALLY ON THE RISE IN THE US. IN FLORIDA ALONE, THERE HAVE BEEN 488 REPORTED CASES FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL. APRIL WESH TWO. GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN IS JOINING US LIVE IN STUDIO ...

You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination ...